NGC 1978 region

Constellation: Dorado

NGC 1978 is a globular cluster in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) in the constellation of Dorado. It is located 159’700 Ly from Earth. This region of the LMC also contains regions of nebulasity, such as NGC 1941 and 1945, and open clusters, such as NGC 1946 and NGC 1948. Link to interactive sky chart.

The bright nebulosity visible above the center of the image is N49, a Supernova Remnant (SNR) otherwise known as SNR J052559-660453. The image on the left is a magnification of the SNR.

Dates:

This is derived from the outstanding data taken by Martin Pugh during the months of December 2022 and January 2023 (Martin’s website: Remote Astrophotography with Martin Pugh (martinpughastrophotography.space).

His telescope is located in Chile (Observatory: El Sauce).

Telescope & Mount:

Planewave CDK17 on a Software Bisque Paramount ME mount.

Imaging:

Camera: SBIG STXL11002 (bin 1×1)

Data:
Astrodon Ha: 22x1800s
Astrodon O-III: 19x1800s
Astrodon R: 10x600s
Astrodon G: 8x600s
Astrodon B: 8x600s

Total integration time: 24h 50′