NGC 2070 = Tarantula Nebula in LMC
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2015-10-07+10+16
Astro Physics 305mm f3.8 RHA
Astro Physics AP1200GTO
L 21x6 min, R 6x6 min, G/B 5x6 min
222 min
Camera:
FLI PL29050 with Astrodon filters
Image acquisition by CEDIC team
(Christoph Kaltseis, Bernhard Hubl, Markus Blauensteiner)
Image processing by Christoph Kaltseis
Emission nebula
40’x 25’
in LMC (170 000 Ly)
+ 5.00 mag
also known as Tarantula Nebula. NGC 2070 is one of the biggest
star forming regions known in the Local Group.
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