Host Galaxy 1 — Small Magellanic Cloud (21 XGOs)
The Small Magellanic Cloud (a dwarf irregular galaxy) is a prominent southern hemisphere galaxy. Fortunately, while working on another program I was able to get some good photos of particular regions of the SMC. It turns out that this object is filled with H II regions. These are in form of star clusters — both open and semi-globular, as well as clusters with strong emission nebulae. This chart from Sky Safari shows a number of these in the SMC field, and the chart is followed by individual photos of the NGC items. (Click photos to enlarge.)
Photo: SSON Warrumbungle, 90 seconds on 2019-06-20 at 14:42 UTC. 5 of these objects come up in Sky Safari as Open Clusters; NGC 248 is classified as a Bright Emission Nebula. These identifications are confirmed in several other sources.
Photo: SSON Warrumbungle, 90 seconds on 2019-06-11 at 15:08:50 UTC. NGC 330 is a dense Open Cluster containing thousands of stars. NGC 306, by contrast, while also an Open Cluster, is much less dense. IC 1611 and 1612 are smaller, denser Open Clusters.
Photo: SSON Warrumbungle, 90 seconds on 2019-06-20 at 14:10 UTC. NGC 346 is classified as a Bright Nebula, but you can easily see the cluster of young, bright stars at its center. NGC 371 is a large open cluster that is surrounded by an H II Emission Nebula.
Photo: SSON Warrumbungle, 90 seconds on 2019-06-11 at 14:59 UTC. Both NGC 376 and NGC 419 are identified in Sky Safari as open clusters.
Photo: SSON Warrumbungle, 90 seconds on 2019-06-20 at 14:20 UTC. Both NGC 411 and 422, as well as IC 1641 are H II regions, but bear the open cluster classification in Sky Safari.
Photo: SSON Warrumbungle, 90 seconds on 2019-06-11 at 15:18 UTC. NGC 416, another H II regions / open cluster.
Photo: SSON Warrumbungle, 90 seconds on 2019-06-20 at 14:29 UTC. :NGC 458, IC 1655 and IC 1660 are all H II regions / open clusters.