The Astro-Imaging LAB
Tarantula Nebula region in the Large Magellanic Cloud
The Tarantula & Dragon Face nebula region of the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC).
The LMC is a companion satellite galaxy of our Milkyway 163,000LY away and only visible from the southern hemisphere.
Taken through a 8" SCT at f1.9 with a Hyperstar reducer using a QHY268M camera, in RGB natural colour, with added H-Alpha & OIII narrowband signal to emphasize the fainter, more subtle, nebulosity.
Guided with an 80mm refractor at 500mm FL and tracked on a hypertuned CGEM mount.
The total integration time for this photo was only 14 hours and 45 minutes.
Tarantula Nebula region in the Large Magellanic Cloud
The Tarantula & Dragon Face nebula region of the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC).
The LMC is a companion satellite galaxy of our Milkyway 163,000LY away and only visible from the southern hemisphere.
Taken through a 8" SCT at f1.9 with a Hyperstar reducer using a QHY268M camera, in RGB natural colour, with added H-Alpha & OIII narrowband signal to emphasize the fainter, more subtle, nebulosity.
Guided with an 80mm refractor at 500mm FL and tracked on a hypertuned CGEM mount.
The total integration time for this photo was only 14 hours and 45 minutes.