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NGC 2018 in Large Magellan Cloud Star-Forming Complex

Sky-Watcher 200PDS · ZWO ASI585MC Air · 8.8h

What You Get
Stacked and calibrated Master Light Frames for your individual processing
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NGC 2018 in Large Magellan Cloud Star-Forming Complex - Astrophotography Image - stack, Master Light Frames to download - Sky-Watcher 200PDS Click to enlarge
Sample processed image

Image Equipment

Telescopes Sky-Watcher 200PDS
Cameras ZWO ASI585MC Air
Mount Sky-Watcher EQ6 Pro
Accessories Sharpstar 0.9x coma corrector
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What exactly am I buying?
Master Light Frames. Raw astronomical data captured by the camera. Already calibrated, registered and stacked light frames ready for processing in software like PixInsight. Files have FITS extension. Product description above explains how many light frames are included. For example: for typical LRGB image you will receive separate files for R, G, B and L channel (4 files).
How are those files calibrated and stacked?
We use the newest version of PixInsight software and WBPP script standard process with Local Normalization applied.
How do I purchase Image?
We work as any other standard on-line store. Simply add the image to the cart, provide your personal data for the bill/invoice and pay for the order by Credit Card - Payments are handled by Stripe (currently only one acceptable payment method).
I am not satisfied with the purchase
All files are carefully checked but if you're not satisfied - just write us within 14 days from purchase and we will make a refund. We only require that after the refund you delete all purchased files.
What You Get
Stacked and calibrated Master Light Frames for your individual processing
$0.00
Available for free
Wade Tubman
acquisition by Wade Tubman
Description
A spectacular star-forming region in the Large Magellanic Cloud, our nearest neighbouring galaxy, about 160,000 light-years away. This entire scene is happening inside another galaxy — every star and gas cloud you see is well outside the Milky Way. The pink and red emission is hydrogen-alpha (Ha) from the young massive stars of NGC 2014 ionising the surrounding molecular cloud — a giant stellar nursery currently producing new stars at a furious rate. The striking cyan-blue bubble in the upper-right is NGC 2020, a Wolf-Rayet ring nebula: a perfectly spherical shell of doubly-ionised oxygen gas being blown outward by the fierce stellar wind of a single dying massive star at its centre. The Wolf-Rayet star, WR 9, is shedding mass at hundreds of times the rate of our Sun's solar wind, sculpting the surrounding gas into the geometric bubble shape. This same region was made famous by the Hubble Space Telescope in 2020 — its 30th anniversary image called "The Cosmic Reef" shows exactly this scene with a similar palette. The small embedded clusters of bright blue stars scattered through the field are young open clusters within the LMC, while the bright open cluster on the left of the frame is an older LMC star cluster sitting in projection.

EQUIPMENT
🔭 8″ Sky-Watcher 200PDS Newtonian (1000mm f/5)
📷 ZWO ASI585MC one-shot colour
🔬 Antlia ALP-T 3nm dual narrowband filter (Ha + OIII)
⚙️ AZ-EQ6 GT mount, ASIAIR control

If you enjoy my data, feel free to buy me a coffee at https://ko-fi.com/tubby200

Total acquisition time
8.83h
Location
Sydney, Australia
Night sky quality
Bortle 7
Acquisition date
2025-12-04 - 2026-04-14

Image Set Frames

Print Screen of Master Light from PixInsight STF AutoStretch

NGC 2018 in Large Magellan Cloud Star-Forming Complex - STF Preview - Sky-Watcher 200PDS

Customer Reviews

seve
2026-05-25 11:05
Great platform, very appreciative of those who supply the raw data for practice. Thank you 💫
james
2026-05-07 02:36
This was a fun image to process, especially since I had never worked with the Askar D2 filters before. One thing to note is that the three files are not quite star-aligned correctly, so be sure to do that first before processing these data yourself.
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david_pastern
2026-05-06 02:34
Quality data, large choice. Easy to register and use the site. Highly recommended.
rick
2026-04-19 17:05
Excellent data set. It will be very easy to process.
rick
2026-03-28 18:00
Very happy with the data. Highly recommend AstrophotoMarket!
dominic
2026-03-28 17:34
Enjoyed processing this data set in HSO. High quality data.
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tony
2026-03-27 16:55
The data available is excellent, and pricing is very reasonable. The administrator of the site is very responsive.
thomas
2026-03-24 15:35
I'm getting to grips with PixInsight and needed some real world data files. Astrophotomarket seemed to be the best choice and recommend.

I can say I definitely made the right choice for data files.

Not ready to publish yet but will do so as soon as I can.
giuseppe
2026-03-22 18:37
Nice photo!
paul
2026-03-19 13:46
Excellent dataset
emanuele
2026-02-28 16:56
Fantastic files! Great details!
bernard
2026-02-21 15:28
Tres satisfait des masters images / Very satisfied with the master images
bob
2026-02-10 07:11
Note I’ve only processed one of the images so far and it was absolutely beautiful to work on. M17 The Omega Nebula
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robert
2026-02-09 08:52
Mega. High-quality files - I recommend
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dave
2026-01-24 00:19
Very nice quality Masterlights.
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robert
2026-01-08 10:14
Super-mega :)
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bob
2025-12-26 02:29
Really enjoyed the quality of the file’s - my images are all OSC so working with true narrowband is quite nice! Kudos to Astro photo market!
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maupetit
2025-12-20 11:33
La qualité des images est vraiment très bonne.
Quand la météo est mauvaise, comme chez moi depuis des semaines, c'est vraiment un plaisir de pouvoir s'entrainer avec ces données.
Je recommande !! //English: The image quality is really very good.
When the weather is bad, like where I live and it has been for weeks, it’s truly a pleasure to be able to practice with this data.
I highly recommend it!
chris
2025-11-10 14:49
Great data. I am a PixInsight newbie but have 6 months of astrophotography experience courtesy of Seestar. Once I workrd out how to process the mono narrowband files I was able to produce a very acceptable image. I think. It isn’t goung on line but I printed it for my collection. Thank you! Chris Williams UK.
brian
2025-09-19 00:12
Great DATA, I RECOMMEND 100%
george
2025-08-22 15:57
I could not be more pleased with this, my first purchase of data sets from AstrophotoMarket.com. To begin, I found the website easy to navigate and replete with the information I needed to make an informed purchasing decision. Payment was quick and easy, and the data sets became available for download promptly after I made payment. As for the quality of the data, it matched my high expectations. Processing the data sets was a pleasure, and I am thoroughly satisfied with the resulting images. I am certain that I will be availing myself of AstrophotoMarket.com data in the future.
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george
2025-08-18 22:34
I've processed several data sets from AM. The data has always been good. The site offers several free data sets that can be used to assess the quality of the data. Prices are generally reasonable. Recommended!
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brian
2025-08-08 04:59
i recommend this data , Hight quality
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robert
2025-04-17 09:36
Great data, highly recommended :)
CC BY-NC 4.0 - Copy, modify and redistribute the material for any purpose. You may not use the material for commercial purposes.
Personal - Non-Commercial Use
  • Combine, modify, transform purchased files.
  • You may distribute modified images as JPG/PNG etc. on any websites (e.g. Facebook, Astrobin, Flickr)
  • Make prints created by purchased images for personal use.
  • You are granted non-transferable, non-exclusive and perpetual image license for personal use.
Prohibited activities:
  • Source files (FITS) may not be made available by you for public download or shared to anyone.
  • You are forbidden to relicense, resell make sub-license or redistribute purchased source FITS files.
What exactly am I buying?
Master Light Frames. Raw astronomical data captured by the camera. Already calibrated, registered and stacked light frames ready for processing in software like PixInsight. Files have FITS extension. Product description above explains how many light frames are included. For example: for typical LRGB image you will receive separate files for R, G, B and L channel (4 files).
How are those files calibrated and stacked?
We use the newest version of PixInsight software and WBPP script standard process with Local Normalization applied.
How do I purchase Image?
We work as any other standard on-line store. Simply add the image to the cart, provide your personal data for the bill/invoice and pay for the order by Credit Card - Payments are handled by Stripe (currently only one acceptable payment method).
I am not satisfied with the purchase
All files are carefully checked but if you're not satisfied - just write us within 14 days from purchase and we will make a refund. We only require that after the refund you delete all purchased files.

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