NGC 2070 + LMC Region LRGB (Sigga)

NGC 2070 + LMC Region LRGB

The Tarantula Nebula (also known as 30 Doradus) is an H II region in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC).

The Tarantula Nebula was observed by Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille during an expedition to the Cape of Good Hope between 1751 and 1753. He catalogued it as the second of the "Nebulae of the First Class", "Nebulosities not accompanied by any star visible in the telescope of two feet". It was described as a diffuse nebula 20' across.

Johann Bode included the Tarantula in his 1801 Uranographia star atlas and listed it in the accompanying Allgemeine Beschreibung und Nachweisung der Gestirne catalogue as number 30 in the constellation "Xiphias or Dorado". Instead of being given a stellar magnitude, it was noted to be nebulous.

The name Tarantula Nebula arose the mid 20th century from the appearance in deep photographic exposures.

0 Doradus has at its centre the star cluster NGC 2070 which includes the compact concentration of stars known as R136 that produces most of the energy that makes the nebula visible. The estimated mass of the cluster is 450,000 solar masses, suggesting it will likely become a globular cluster in the future. In addition to NGC 2070, the Tarantula Nebula contains a number of other star clusters including the much older Hodge 301. The most massive stars of Hodge 301 have already exploded in supernovae.

--Wikipedia

For short number of exposures I think this turn out ok and is certainly an interesting object in a most interesting region of sky.

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RA (center)	05h38m22s.10
RA (top/left)	05h32m56s.88
RA (top/right)	05h33m34s.80
RA (bottom/right)	05h44m03s.16
RA (bottom/left)	05h42m42s.99

Dec (center)	-69°08′33″.4
Dec (top/left)	-68°38′36″.3
Dec (top/right)	-69°42′00″.3
Dec (bottom/right)	-69°37′45″.4
Dec (bottom/left)	-68°34′08″.5

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