Part of LMC 3

[AusGuy]

Another view from the LMC back on 17^th – the only clear night for some time before and since. It can truly be said of this region “here be giants”.

The bright emission nebula NGC 1763 is commonly called the Bean Nebula, no doubt because of its curved bean-like shape. At about 280 light years in size it is eleven times the size of the Orion Nebula M42. This Hubble image https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_1763#/media/File:N11_(Hubble).jpg

nicely shows the star cluster emerging from its surrounding cloud of ionized hydrogen.

Nearby nebulae NGC 1769 and NGC 1773 are of the same type. All three form part of the much larger nebulosity encompassed within the drawn circle - well shown in Dave Jurasevich's Ha image at http://www.starimager.com/Image%20Gallery%20Pages/Hydrogen%20Alpha%20Images/NGC%201763_1800_LCO%20AP12MC.html

At 250 light years across the globular cluster NCG 1783 is substantially larger than the Milky Way's largest globular – Omega Centauri (170 light years).

Vixen R200SS; SW AZ-EQ6; ZWO ASI294MC Pro cooled to -10C; Baader MPCC

SharpCap live-stack - 6 x 2 minutes at 310 gain. Minor adjustment in Photoshop.