NGC 267 region

Constellation: Tucana

The NGC 267 region covers the southwestern part of the Small Magellanic Cloud in the constellation of Tucana. This region of the SMC contains a number of emission nebulae, such as NGC 249, diffuse nebulae, such NGC 261, open clusters, such as NGC 267 and the globular cluster NGC 265. Link to interactive sky chart.

Dates:

This is derived from the outstanding data taken by Martin Pugh during the months of July 2021 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: 26x1800s
Astrodon R: 9x900s
Astrodon G: 9x900s
Astrodon B: 7x900s

Total integration time: 30h 15′