Wallpaper author:
Alan Daly
23 Feb 2023
Tarantula Nebula
The Tarantula Nebula is an extremely luminous non-stellar object.
Dataset from which the image was processed
NGC 2070
2 credit
- 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 |