Wallpaper author:
James Glucksman
15 Jun 2022
Tarantula Nebula NGC2070
Located near the Large Magellanic Cloud, this is one of my favourite targets, and the one I chose when my telescope was put back into action of several months of mysterious guiding problems (that were incredibly simple to solve once I realised my mistake).
Dataset from which the image was processed
NGC 2070
4 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Emission Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI ML16200
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 84.41666 Dec -69.35194
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................17 Oct 2022 - 21 Oct 2022
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halpha | 600 | 1h40m | 10 |
| SII | 600 | 1h40m | 10 |
| OIII | 600 | 1h40m | 10 |