NGC 2077 region

Constellation: Dorado

This region of the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) contains the nebulae NGC 2077 and 2078 as well as several other regions of nebulosity and open clusters located south of the Tarantula nebula. Link to interactive sky chart.

Dates:

This is derived from the outstanding data taken by Martin Pugh. It is a 2-pane mosaic (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: 21x1800s
Astrodon O-III: 17x1800s
Astrodon S-II: 21x1800s
Astrodon R: 8x900s
Astrodon G: 8x900s
Astrodon B: 9x900s

Total integration time: 35h 30′

Small objects that can be identified in this image:

Top left: The planetary nebula candidate FoGl 1 referenced on PlanetaryNebulae.net

Top right: A small SNR candiadate. Table 6, N°877 in F. Haberl and W. Pietsch (1999) A ROSAT PSPC catalogue of X-ray sources in the LMC region. Astron. Astrophys. Suppl. Ser. 139, 277–295.

Bottom left: Luminous Blue Variable SK -69 279 and its compact circumstellar nebula (shell) composed mostly of C, N and O lost by the star. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 474(1): 1412–1425; A&A, 393(2): 503-510.