NGC 2020 region

Constellation: Dorado

This region of the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) contains the nebula NGC 2020 (circular blue nebulosity), which surrounds the Wolf-Rayet star BAT99-59. The red nebulosity on the right is NGC 2014, while NGC 2021 and 2032 are on top and right. Link to interactive sky chart.

Dates:

This is derived from the outstanding data taken by Martin Pugh during the month of January 2020 (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: 22x1800s
Astrodon R: 8x900s
Astrodon G: 8x900s
Astrodon B: 8x900s

Total integration time: 27h