Image of the day 01/20/2023

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    NGC 2030 - The Tarantula Nebula, Daniel Faull

    NGC 2030 - The Tarantula Nebula

    Image of the day 01/20/2023

    Getting plate-solving status, please wait...
      NGC 2030 - The Tarantula Nebula, Daniel Faull

      NGC 2030 - The Tarantula Nebula

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      The Tarantula nebula has always been a favorite of mine. A huge celestial furnace of star production, located outside our galaxy in the Large Magellanic Cloud, it's a great target for southern skies.

      This is my largest project to date, with just over 75 hours of integration and pushing the RedCat51 to its limits. A run of clear summer weather in December allowed for a few weeks of imaging nearly every night. While windy, the small profile of the RedCat is much less affected than a larger scope, with only a very small number of subs needing to be dropped.

      Acquired using NINA and processed in PixInsight.

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