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NGC 2070   The Tarantula Nebula in Dorado., Harrington Beach Imagers Group
NGC 2070   The Tarantula Nebula in Dorado.
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NGC 2070 The Tarantula Nebula in Dorado.

NGC 2070   The Tarantula Nebula in Dorado., Harrington Beach Imagers Group
NGC 2070   The Tarantula Nebula in Dorado.
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NGC 2070 The Tarantula Nebula in Dorado.

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This nebula is about 160,000 light years away, in the Large Magellanic Cloud.    It contains one of the most massive stars and star clusters (R136) known.   
The nebula is many times larger than the Orion nebula.   The nebula is 550 light years wide, and it contains about 1,000,000 solar masses. 

This image of NGC 2070 was taken February 11 and 12, 2022.   It was imaged via i Telescope's facility in New South Wales.  Planewave 20", used at f 4.5, and FLI-PL9000 camera.  Large 55' x 55' field.    About 90 minutes integration:  6 * 5 minutes with each of red, green, and blue Astrodon  filters.
Data taken with a 70%+ moon phase.   

Had taken a wide angle a few years ago of this, but wanted to get a more detailed look at the nebula.    Processed mostly in Pixinsight.  

Regards, Tom Schmidtkunz

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NGC 2070   The Tarantula Nebula in Dorado., Harrington Beach Imagers Group