Designation |
NGC 2070, Tarantula Nebula,
30
Dor, Bennett 35 |
Object type |
Extragalactic emission nebula |
Coordinates |
05h39m, - 69d05' |
Constellation |
Dorado (Dor) |
Description |
When imaged through a very
narrowband filter that isolates the emission line of hydrogen alpha, the
Tarantula Nebula takes on impressive structure. Here is a wider
field color version. |
Exposure |
Ha 120 min @ -15°C, unbinned |
Camera |
SBIG ST-10XE selfguided + CFW8
with CS 4.5nm H-Alpha filter |
Optics |
RCOS 14.5" Ritchey-Chrétien
with AP 0.67X reducer working at f/6.56 |
Mount |
Astro-Physics AP1200GTO |
Software |
MaxIm DL/CCD, Sigma Pre Beta 11,
Adobe
Photoshop CS |
Location - Date - Time |
San Esteban (Chile) - 18Feb04 @ 02:00
UTC |
Conditions |
Transparency 5, Seeing 6, Temperature
+13°C |