Antilhue - Chile
Antilhue - Chile
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| 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. Click here for a higher resolution image. There is also a color image and wider field color and Ha versions. |
| 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 |
