Wallpaper author:
Marius Dinga
09 Jun 2025
Tarantula Nebula
The Tarantula Nebula (also known as 30 Doradus) is a large H II region in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC).
30 Doradus has at its centre the star cluster NGC 2070 which includes the compact concentration of stars known as R136 that produces most of the energy that makes the nebula visible.
This is a SHO combination with RGB stars from previous image of this target(LRGB).
Dataset from which the image was processed
NGC 2070
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- Type of target............................................................................................................................Emission Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI ProLine PL9000
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 84.65 Dec -69.08639
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................18 Nov 2019 - 01 Dec 2021
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halpha | 279 | 6h35m | 85 |
| OIII | 321 | 7h30m | 84 |
| SII | 300 | 7h | 84 |