NGC 602
Image Title: NGC 602
Copyright: Mike Selb
Date image was taken: November 06, 2024
Location (was image taken with remote scope?): Observatorio El Sauce, Chile
Image Description and Details: NGC 602 is a young star cluster 200,000 light years away near the Small Magellanic Cloud. It is surrounded by the Nebula N90.
Ionization is from a number of large young blue stars including Sk 183, an extremely hot O3 main sequence star.
There is what appears to be a faint Planetary Nebula which may be SMC-B Bru 2-165
Equipment Details: Imaged in LRGB H alpha and OIII on my Planewave CDK 700. Camera Moravian C5-100, filters Chroma.
Name: Michael Selby
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