NGC 1955

Open Cluster & Emission Nebula, Large Magellanic Cloud, Dorado

December 2020, Observatorio El Sauce, Chile

NGC 1955 (also known as ESO 56-SC121) is an open cluster associated with an emission nebula located in the Dorado constellation. This nebula is part of the H II region which is part of the Large Magellanic Cloud and was discovered by James Dunlop on August 3, 1826. Its apparent magnitude is 9.0, and its size is 1.8 arc minutes.

Telescope: Planewave CDK17 (FR) f4.5
Mount: Astro Physics 1600GTO
Camera: QHY16200A/ Integral FW
Guider: Agena Starguide II / SBIG STi

H-alpha: 57×10 mins = 570 mins

Total Imaging Time: 9h 30m

Data Imaged remotely over 3 nights during December 2020.
Imaged from Observatorio El Sauce, Chile, in partnership with Fred Espenak.
Data acquisition & Processing by David Churchill.