NGC 2070 - Tarantula Nebula
NGC 2070 - Tarantula Nebula |
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Object data of NGC2070 |
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| Object type: | Emission nebula | |
| Size: | 40' | |
| Magnitude: | 5.0 mag | |
| Constellation: | Dor | |
| Distance: | 160,000 Ly | |
| Notes: |
The Tarantula Nebula is a HII region in the Large Magellanic Cloud. It is an extremely luminous non-stellar object. North is to the left. |
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Exposure data |
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| Date: | 2015-10-15 + 2015-10-16 | |
| Location: | Hacienda Los Andes / Chile (1100m) | |
| Telescope: | TS Imaging Star 100mm f/5.8 | |
| Camera: | Nikon D810A (ISO 800) | |
| Mount: | Astro-Physics AP1200GTO | |
| Exposure time: | 20x6min | |
| Exposure time total: | 2h 00min | |
| Notes: | Image acquisition by CEDIC
team (Christoph Kaltseis, Bernhard Hubl, Markus Blauensteiner) Image processing by Christoph Kaltseis |
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