Wallpaper author:
Chris Parfett
06 Jun 2021
The Tarantula Nebula
This nebula is an H II region in the LMC. This is the best part about this site is being able to work with data you just can't get at home.
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 |