Andrew VP
Tarantula Nebula in Narrowband
The Tarantula Nebula, NGC 2070, is a large region of ionized gas surrounding a collection of newly-forming stars at the eastern end of the stellar bar in the Large Magellanic Cloud and is located 170000 light years away.
This image was taken in narrowband using 35 x 3 minute hydrogen A, 15 x 3 minute Oxygen III and 14 x 3 minute SII exposures (total over 3 hours) on an SBIG st2000xm CCD camera cooled to 0'c. It was mounted on a Skywatcher Quattro 8 inch carbon fibre reflector telescope. The payload was carried an a Skywatcher NEQ6 mount, and guided with a Meade DSIii attached to a Skywatcher 102/500 guide scope.
The images were stacked and calibrated by my helper to produce the final image.
Tarantula Nebula in Narrowband
The Tarantula Nebula, NGC 2070, is a large region of ionized gas surrounding a collection of newly-forming stars at the eastern end of the stellar bar in the Large Magellanic Cloud and is located 170000 light years away.
This image was taken in narrowband using 35 x 3 minute hydrogen A, 15 x 3 minute Oxygen III and 14 x 3 minute SII exposures (total over 3 hours) on an SBIG st2000xm CCD camera cooled to 0'c. It was mounted on a Skywatcher Quattro 8 inch carbon fibre reflector telescope. The payload was carried an a Skywatcher NEQ6 mount, and guided with a Meade DSIii attached to a Skywatcher 102/500 guide scope.
The images were stacked and calibrated by my helper to produce the final image.