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2023, January 2023 Jason Matter 2023, January 2023 Jason Matter

NGC 2030 - The Tarantula Nebula

Image Description and Details : A huge celestial furnace of star production, located outside our galaxy in the Large Magellanic Cloud.

Just over 75 hours of integration using narrowband filters were used to create this 2 panel mosaic.

William Optics RedCat51
ZWO ASI294MMPro
Skywatcher NEQ-6 Pro

Taken from Perth, Western Australia

Copyright: Daniel Faull

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December 2022, 2022 Jason Matter December 2022, 2022 Jason Matter

Tarantula Nebula - NGC 2070

Image Description and Details : Tarantula Nebula, NGC 2070

One of the most amazing things in the entire sky - and only seen from the Southern Hemisphere - the Tarantula Nebula NGC 2070 in the Large Magellan Cloud is so large and bright that if it were as close as the Orion Nebula, it was cast shadows at night!

This is a SHO blend with RGB stars, taken over 12 nights through Oct-Nov 2022

Copyright: Christopher Boyd

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