NGC 2070 The Tarantula Nebula in Narrowband (OSH)

CRTAstro

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NGC 2070 The Tarantula Nebula, a common target in the southern hemisphere and one that has lots of glorious detail.
This target was shot using narrowband filters to create an OSH-palette image. 48 x 180s sub frames @-10C were shot over 2 nights for a total integration time of about 2.5 hrs
For a higher resolution visit: https://www.astrobin.com/4es2g8/

Equipment used:
Skywatcher 10" Quattro
Skywatcher NEQ6 Pro Hypertuned by Astronomy Academy Perth
Skywatcher F4 Aplanatic Coma Corrector
Primaluce Sesto Senso2 Electronic Focuser
ZWO ASI2600MM Pro Cooled Camera
ZWO Off-Axis Guider
ZWO ASI290MM Mini Guide Camera
ZWO Electronic Filter Wheel
Antlia Pro NB 36mm unmounted filters
Rollon rolloff modified shed observatory
Bortle 5
Data acquisition software: NINA Astronomy Software
Processing software: PixInsight and Photoshop CC

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JimFox

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This is a nebula that almost takes on a ghostly appearance. I see several cartoon aliens and ghosts in this. :) But Tarantula is an apt name for it. One that I guess I won't be able to capture without some traveling. I am really enjoying just how much there is going on in this. It's like the nebulosity drank too many cups of coffee and is running on pure caffeine!
 
CRTAstro

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JimFox said:
This is a nebula that almost takes on a ghostly appearance. I see several cartoon aliens and ghosts in this. :) But Tarantula is an apt name for it. One that I guess I won't be able to capture without some traveling. I am really enjoying just how much there is going on in this. It's like the nebulosity drank too many cups of coffee and is running on pure caffeine!
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Thanks Jim! Love the comments ! 😊
 
Mike Lewis

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Carlos,

Love this - I am so envious of having that target in the sky :) It is on my list to try to shoot with something when I am finally able to safely travel down to the Southern Hemisphere someday. I am not sure how much magnification is required to resolve this - I am likely going to be constrained to smaller focal lengths and a tracker of some kind. Perhaps getting just the galaxy itself (which is also a truly amazing target) is going to have to be good. But I digress...

This is really nice - truly impressive detail and the colors are nice as well. Thanks for posting the AB link to allow one to really go see it in all its exquisite detail! Great job! Amazing how bright it is, with this much detail in 2.5 hours - that f/4 aperture is helping there, but this thing really is bright!

ML
 
CRTAstro

CRTAstro

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Mike Lewis said:
Carlos,

Love this - I am so envious of having that target in the sky :) It is on my list to try to shoot with something when I am finally able to safely travel down to the Southern Hemisphere someday. I am not sure how much magnification is required to resolve this - I am likely going to be constrained to smaller focal lengths and a tracker of some kind. Perhaps getting just the galaxy itself (which is also a truly amazing target) is going to have to be good. But I digress...

This is really nice - truly impressive detail and the colors are nice as well. Thanks for posting the AB link to allow one to really go see it in all its exquisite detail! Great job! Amazing how bright it is, with this much detail in 2.5 hours - that f/4 aperture is helping there, but this thing really is bright!

ML
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Thanks Mike ! Appreciate your comments as always !
 
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