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The Tarantula Nebula and Environs - The Large Magellanic Cloud A spectacular region of our southern skies inside the Large Magellanic Cloud featuring the Tarantula Nebula, fields of young blue supergiants, star clusters, emission and dark nebulae, thousands of stars and the central "bar" of the galaxy. Awesome! Distance: 165,000ly.
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| Camera: | SBIG STL11000M, Astrodon I filters | Scope: | Takahashi TOA-130, f=720mm, f5.6 (fov ~2.8° x 2.0°) |
| Mount: | Takahashi EM-200 Temma2 | Guiding: | external, E-finder |
| Exposures: | L:R:G:B = 60:40:40:40min ≡ 3h0m | Location: | LMDSS, Heathcote, Victoria |
| Dates: | September 2014 | Processing: | CCDStack2, RegiStar and Photoshop CS5 |