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Tarantula Nebula

Started by gregbradley, 12/28/2005 10:09PM
Posted 12/28/2005 10:09PM | Edited 12/28/2005 10:11PM Opening Post
This one is a bit hard to shoot as it is close to the South Celestial Pole and polar alignment errors get exaggerated. It is part of the Large Magellanic Cloud which is a fabulous object full of globular clusters and nebulas.

FS152 at F8, Tak NJP mount, modified Nikon D70, autoguided with WO 80mm and SBig 2000XM.

1 x 6.5 minutes at ISO 1000
1 x 10 minutes at ISO 800

I intend to shoot this in Ha at a dark site with the 2000XM next week.

Greg.

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Posted 12/28/2005 11:10PM #1
Greg,
Nice images - both the Tarantula and Omega Centauri.

Do you have these pics in a larger size somewhere? I would love to look that them sized up a bit.

Jim Thommes

Mak-Newt 152 mm
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Zenithstar 66 mm APO
G11/Gemini
ST8300M
Artemis285 Camera
Canon 350D DSLR

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Posted 12/29/2005 03:06AM #2
Great shot Greg!
This one shows quite dramatic contrast & detail... it looks almost 3D!

Thanks for sharing the Southern GOODS... wink

Ivan Gastaldo 8)
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