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NGC2070_SHO.jpg

Tarantula Nebula/NGC2070

The Tarantula Nebula (also known as 30 Doradus) is an H II region in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), from the Solar System's perspective forming its south-east corner.

Telescope: William Optics FLT132

Camera: QHY9 Mono @ -20c

Filter Wheel: QHY 7 position Ultra Slim

Filters: QHY 36mm unmounted L R G B, Baader 36mm unmounted HA OIII SII

Guidng: QHY OAG

Guide Camera: QHY5L-II

Mount: AZ-EQ6

Mount Control: EQASCOM

Focusing: SharpSky Pro and Sequence Generator Pro 3 (automated)

Light Box by Exfso

Capture Software: Sequence Generator Pro 3

Guiding Software: PHD2

Calibration and Stacking Software: PixInsight

Processing Software: PixInsight

Number and Type of Data Frames: L= Xmin, R= xmin, G= xmin,
B= xmin

Ha= 36x5min, SII= 36x5min, OIII= 36x5min.

Binning: 1x1

Total Image Time: 9 hrs

Location: Lockleys Observatory B, Tanunda, Sth Australia


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