NGC-2070 - Tarantula Nebula
Photo description / processing
NGC 2070 – Tarantula Nebula
113 subs at 45 seconds each – 100 ISO, Bortle 2 – 3
Total Data: 84 minutes.
Taken with Celestron Origin.
West Taratahi Hall, Chester Rd, Masterton, NZ.
Tuesday 19th May 2026
Stacked and processed in Siril using SyQon Scripts.
The Tarantula Nebula (also known as 30 Doradus) is the largest and most active star-forming region in the local universe. Located in the Large Magellanic Cloud roughly 160,000 light-years from Earth, it is a massive stellar nursery known for birthing some of the heaviest stars ever discovered.
Technical information
- Telescope/Lens
- Celestron Origin
- Camera
- Sony Starvis IMX178
- Mount
- Celestron Evo StarSense EQ
- Guide Camera
- Celestron StarSense Autoguider
- Software
- Siril
- Location
- Masterton, New Zealand
Light pollution
Blue, Bortle 3 zone
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