Tarantula Nebula (NGC2070)

Tarantula Nebula (NGC2070) Center of Tarantula Nebula
The Tarantula Nebula NGC 2070 is located in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy to the Milky Way. It is only visible from the southern hemispere, and is one of the brightest and most massive emission nebulae. It shines with nearly the same apparent magnitude as The Great Orion Nebula, but it is located more than 100 times further away, at a distance of 179.000ly

Technical details

OPTICS10" Newtonian f/5.2
MOUNTLosmandy G11 equatorial
CAMERAPhilips ToUCam Pro SC1 webcam
FILTERSNone
EXPOSUREWide field: 20 x 91s
Zoom: 67x20s + 18x60s
DATE/TIMEWide field: 23/10/2005 15:25 UTC
Zoom: 01/12/2005 11:50 UTC
LOCATIONMy backyard observatory in west Auckland, New Zealand

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