benklerk
08-04-2019, 04:28 PM
Been a while since a last posted. Weather and heat has been a problem for months.
The Tarantula Nebula has an apparent magnitude of 8. Considering its distance of about 160,000 light-years away, this is an extremely luminous non-stellar object. The nebula resides on the leading edge of the Large Magellanic Cloud. The Tarantula Nebula got its name because its glowing filaments of dust resemble the legs of a spider. It is a giant starburst region where the energy from the bright, hot young stars creates huge voids and filaments in the surrounding clouds of gas.
HEQ5 Pro Belt mod
GSO 6 RC
ZWO 1600mm Ha
11 x 10min = 110 min
The Tarantula Nebula has an apparent magnitude of 8. Considering its distance of about 160,000 light-years away, this is an extremely luminous non-stellar object. The nebula resides on the leading edge of the Large Magellanic Cloud. The Tarantula Nebula got its name because its glowing filaments of dust resemble the legs of a spider. It is a giant starburst region where the energy from the bright, hot young stars creates huge voids and filaments in the surrounding clouds of gas.
HEQ5 Pro Belt mod
GSO 6 RC
ZWO 1600mm Ha
11 x 10min = 110 min