NGC 2018 region
Constellation: Mensa
This region of the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) contains the nebula NGC 2018 and the open cluster NGC 2010. Link to interactive sky chart.
Dates:
This is derived from the outstanding data taken by Martin Pugh during the month of June 2022 (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: 20x1800s
Astrodon O-III: 20x1800s
Astrodon S-II: 21x1800s
Astrodon R: 9x900s
Astrodon G: 8x900s
Astrodon B: 8x900s
Total integration time: 36h 45′