Steven Mohr
NGC2070 | Tarantula Nebula | LRGBHaOIII
The Tarantula Nebula, also known as 30 Doradus and Caldwell 103, is a massive emission nebula with one of the most active star forming regions known within our Local Group of galaxies. This image only captures part of the entire object, with the Tarantula Nebula spanning some 600 light years in diameter and containing more than 800,000 stars and protostars. It lays outside of our Milky Way galaxy in the satellite galaxy called the Large Magellanic Cloud. At a 180 thousand light years away, its size is so massive that if it were as close as is the Great Orion Nebula is from earth, that it would brightly light up half our nights sky.
Thanks for looking, take care.
Hi res link:
live.staticflickr.com/65535/51146977281_c2ef31b7d9_o.jpg
Information about the image:
Center (RA, Dec):(84.552, -69.192)
Center (RA, hms):05h 38m 12.440s
Center (Dec, dms):-69° 11' 32.261"
Size:44.4 x 32.2 arcmin
Radius:0.457 deg
Pixel scale:0.732 arcsec/pixel
Orientation:Up is 330 degrees E of N
Instrument: Planewave CDK 12.5 | Focal Ratio: F8
Camera: STXL-11000 + AOX | Mount: AP900GTO
Camera Sensitivity: Lum, Ha, OIII: BIN 1x1, RGB: BIN 2x2
Exposure Details: Total: 62 hours | Lum: 31 x 900 sec [7.75hr], Ha: 102 x 1200 sec [34.0hr], OIII: 43 x 1200 sec [14.33hr], RGB 16 x 450sec each [6.0hrs]
Viewing Location: Central Victoria, Australia.
Observatory: ScopeDome 3m
Date: May 2020 - April 2021
Software Enhancements: CCDStack2, CCDBand-Aid, PS, Pixinsight
Author: Steven Mohr
NGC2070 | Tarantula Nebula | LRGBHaOIII
The Tarantula Nebula, also known as 30 Doradus and Caldwell 103, is a massive emission nebula with one of the most active star forming regions known within our Local Group of galaxies. This image only captures part of the entire object, with the Tarantula Nebula spanning some 600 light years in diameter and containing more than 800,000 stars and protostars. It lays outside of our Milky Way galaxy in the satellite galaxy called the Large Magellanic Cloud. At a 180 thousand light years away, its size is so massive that if it were as close as is the Great Orion Nebula is from earth, that it would brightly light up half our nights sky.
Thanks for looking, take care.
Hi res link:
live.staticflickr.com/65535/51146977281_c2ef31b7d9_o.jpg
Information about the image:
Center (RA, Dec):(84.552, -69.192)
Center (RA, hms):05h 38m 12.440s
Center (Dec, dms):-69° 11' 32.261"
Size:44.4 x 32.2 arcmin
Radius:0.457 deg
Pixel scale:0.732 arcsec/pixel
Orientation:Up is 330 degrees E of N
Instrument: Planewave CDK 12.5 | Focal Ratio: F8
Camera: STXL-11000 + AOX | Mount: AP900GTO
Camera Sensitivity: Lum, Ha, OIII: BIN 1x1, RGB: BIN 2x2
Exposure Details: Total: 62 hours | Lum: 31 x 900 sec [7.75hr], Ha: 102 x 1200 sec [34.0hr], OIII: 43 x 1200 sec [14.33hr], RGB 16 x 450sec each [6.0hrs]
Viewing Location: Central Victoria, Australia.
Observatory: ScopeDome 3m
Date: May 2020 - April 2021
Software Enhancements: CCDStack2, CCDBand-Aid, PS, Pixinsight
Author: Steven Mohr