Wallpaper author:
Jan Scheers
05 May 2021
Tarantula Nebula in HOO and SHO
Image of the Tarantula Nebula (NGC 2070) in HOO and SHO acquired with CHI-2 (ASA500N).
The Tarantula Nebula is an H II region in the Large Magellanic Cloud. The dataset was curated by Ian Howarth
Dataset from which the image was processed
NGC 2070
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- Type of target............................................................................................................................Emission Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI PL16803
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 84.8125 Dec -69.3275
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................01 Sept 2020 - 20 Sept 2020
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SII | 346 | 1h15m | 13 |
| Halpha | 369 | 1h20m | 13 |
| OIII | 175 | 35m | 12 |