| Designation |
NGC 2070, Tarantula Nebula,
30
Dor, Bennett 35 |
| Constellation |
Dorado (Dor) |
| Description |
If this nebula were at the
location of M42, it would fill the whole constellation of Orion and cast a
shadow ! It is the only extra-galactic nebula that can be seen with the
unaided eye as a faint patch of light on the eastern end of the Large
Magellanic cloud (LMC), 160.000 light years distant. The "body"
of the spider contains a very dense concentration of extremely hot giant
stars that excite the hydrogen gas around. The prominent open
cluster to the left is NGC 2100. A 1600 x 1200 hi-res version (1.2 MB !) can be found here
.
A close-up in narrowband Ha
light is here. Also a wide field color
image here. |
| Exposure |
LRGB 42:36:30:48 min @ -18°C,
all unbinned |
| Camera |
SBIG ST-10XE selfguided
CFW8
with SBIG/CS RGB Filterset + Astronomik IR-Reject Clear filter
|
| Optics |
Intes Micro Maksutov-Newton MN106
@ f/5.5
(prime focus) |
| Mount |
Astro-Physics AP1200GTO |
| Software |
MaxIm DL/CCD, Registar, CCD Sharp, Adobe
Photoshop 6.0 |
| Location - Date - Time |
San Esteban (Chile) - 02Dec02 @ 05:00
UTC |
| Conditions |
Transparency 5, Seeing 4, Temperature
+11°C |
