| "The sky is the ultimate art gallery just above us." - Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 - 82) |
Astrophotography by Jason Jennings |
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| Nebulae :: NGC2070 | |
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| Resolutions Available: 860x825 : 1434x1375 : 2048x1964 | |
| Object | NGC2070 - Tarantula Nebula |
| Comment |
Discovered by Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in 1751, the Tarantula nebula (aka NGC 2070) is a bright HII region located in the southern constellation of Dorado. The spider shaped structure is fuelled by the brightest and most prolific star-forming region in our galactic neighbourhood, known as 30 Doradus. 30 Doradus is home to several million young stars, among which live the most massive stars ever seen. The nebula resides 170,000 light-years away in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a small, satellite galaxy of our Milky Way. An annotated image produced by Sakib Rasool is available here for reference. Thanks Sakib. Image is a HaOIII+RGB composite. |
| Optics | RCOS 12.5" F/9 (2874mm FL) |
| Camera | Apogee Alta F16M - 1x1 bin (image scale: .65 arcsec/pix) |
| Mount | Software Bisque Paramount ME |
| Exposure | Total exposure time: 12.8 hours |
| Date | December 2013 |