Tarantula Nebula (NGC2070)

Constellation: Dorado.......... Distance: 180,000ly

Location: suburban Sydney backyard on 20/01/2010

Modified Canon EOS 400D, Orion ED80 (FL600mm) at prime focus. IDAS LPS filter

EQ5 mount autoguided by 3"WO refractor;Philips SPC900nc & PhD

ISO800 2 x 4min subs stacked in DeepSkyStacker with darks. Cropped.

Note: unfortunately data collection was cut short when camera starts hitting tripod

Done