NGC 1936 - Emission nebula in the constellation Dorado

The image shows the Emission nebula around NGC 1936 in the Large Magellanic Cloud. Here, too, there are a large number of small bubble-shaped star-forming regions over a huge area of space in our satellite galaxy.

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Date:18.05.2023
Optics: Planewave CDK 12.5 with Televue 0.8x reducer
Aperture: 318 mm
Focal Length: 2030 mm
Camera: Alccd12
Exposure: 15 x 300 s
Location: Chamaeleon Observatory, Onjala Lodge, Namibia
Processing: PixInsight, Photoshop
Diameter:1,000 light years (whole nebula area)
Distance:163,000 light years
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