NGC 346

Combination of 30, 1 minute exposures with clear and blue filters, and
20 1 minute exposures with red and green filters.
SBIG ST-9XE CCD. 8" f/10 schmidt-cassegrain at prime focus.

NGC 346 is the brightest emission nebula in the Small Magellanic Cloud. A very small, compact open cluster is situated at the centre of the nebulae. It is very easy object in an 8" telescope.

Combination of 10, 3 minute images with an H-alpha filter.
SBIG ST-8XE CCD. 300mm F/6 newtonian at prime focus.