Observation by Alan Tough: NGC 2070, the Tarantula Nebula

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Paul Downing

Observer

Alan Tough

Observed

2015 Jan 31 - 10:01

Uploaded

2015 Jan 31 - 10:03

Objects

30 Doradus (NGC2070)

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Constellation

Dorado

Field centre

RA: 05^h38^m
Dec: -69°09'
Position angle: +88°27'

Field size

0°46' × 0°46'

Equipment

FLI PL09000

Location

Siding Springs, Australia

Target name

NGC 2070

Title

NGC 2070, the Tarantula Nebula

About this image

This is a narrowband image of NGC 2070 (the Tarantula Nebula), taken by Alan Tough. All sub-frames were gathered in 2014 using iTelescope T31 in Siding Spring, New South Wales, Australia. Equipment: Planewave 20" CDK Astrograph @ f/4.4, FLI PL09000 CCD camera, Planewave Ascension 200HR mount, Astrodon Ha/OIII/SII filters with exposures of 60, 50 and 105 minutes respectively.

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