The Tarantula Nebula located in one of our satellite galaxies the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC).
The Tarantula Nebula (NGC 2070)
The
Tarantula Nebula located in one of our satellite galaxies the Large Magellanic
Cloud (LMC).
| Image Details | 200701113 The Tarantula Nebula - NGC2070. |
| Telescope | 12-inch f/5 Newtonian telescope on Losmandy Gemini G-11 equatorial mount. |
| Guiding | Autoguided with SBIG 402 on 4.5-inch f/9 guidescope using CCDOps. |
| Camera |
Canon EOS 300D Digital ( Hα enabled ) focused with DSLR Focus. |
| Exposures | 75-minute exposure (25 x 3 min. sub-frames) @ ISO200 |
| Filter/equipment |
2" Baader Multi-Purpose Coma Corrector
(MPCC). 2" Baader UV/IR Rejection Filter. |
| Sky Conditions | Seeing: /10. Wind: /10. Moisture: /10. |
| Ambient Temperature | °C |
| Image Processing | Iris, Photoshop. |
(C) Copyright 2007 Paul Mayo.
paulm@skylab.com.au