NGC 2070 Ha

[benklerk]

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

[Geoff45 (Geoff)]

Lots of interesting detail in a nice wide field. Perhaps the core brightness could be toned down a bit.

[multiweb (Marc)]

Very cool shot. Beautiful details and contrast.

[Atmos (Colin)]

You’ve resolved a lot of the detail in the nebulosity, nicely done