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Team ShaRA; data acquired via Chilescope in Rio Hurtado, Chile

The latest collaborative processing effort from Team ShaRA targets the Small Magellanic Cloud, working with 13.7 hours of data captured with a cooled CCD camera and 200mm f/2 Nikon lens operated by the Chilescope service. Numerous star-forming emission nebulae are visible, as are details in the overall structure of the dwarf galaxy.