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NGC 2070 Tarantula Nebula ( Down Under ), Martin Dowd
NGC 2070 Tarantula Nebula ( Down Under )
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NGC 2070 Tarantula Nebula ( Down Under )

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NGC 2070 Tarantula Nebula ( Down Under ), Martin Dowd
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NGC 2070 Tarantula Nebula ( Down Under )

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NGC 2070 Tarantula Nebula
Imaged over 3 nights
Seeing Conditions : Average
Location : Sydney, Australia
Bortle 7/8 Skies
Telescope: 6" f6 GSO Newtonian Reflector
Image Scale : 0.86 arc se per pixel
Mount : Skywatcher EQ6-R Pro
Imaging Camera: ZWO 2600MC , cooled to -10C , Gain 100
Filters : Antlia ALPT 5nm OSC Dualband
Guide Scope : Orion 60mm with helical focuser
Guide Camera : ZWO120MM-S
TS Optics GPU Coma Corrector
PHD2 Multi Star Guiding ( 0.60 to 0.70 arc sec total )
Goto and Tracking : EQMOD and Stellarium
Capture Software : APT
140 x 2min subs ( dithered each sub )
40 x Flats
60 x Bias
Stacked in DSS ( used reference frame for multiple nights stacking )
Processed in Startools V1.8 ( Data set loaded via Compose )
Used the new Deconvolution tool in Startools ( Spatially Variant PSF Deconvolution ) which worked really well to De Blur image due to atmospheric conditions

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NGC 2070 Tarantula Nebula ( Down Under ), Martin Dowd