Michael Purcell's Astrophotography

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NGC2070
The Tarantula Nebula
Caldwell 103

(Click on the picture above to go to the main image.)

The Tarantula Nebula (NGC2070) is a spectacular star-forming region in the Large Magellanic Cloud.

I took this picture from Grove Creek Observatory.

Constellation	Dorado
Right Asc (hh:mm:ss)	5:38:42
Declination(deg:sec)	-69:06
Magnitude
Size (ArcMin)	40x25
Tirion SkyAtlas 2000	#24
Uranometria 2000	#445

CCD Camera Parameters

ST-7 Compressed Image
File_version = 3
Data_version = 1
Exposure = 15 minutes
Focal_length = 97.959
Aperture = 141.3700
Response_factor = 2000.000
Note = Image taken 04/27/98 at 19:41:29
Background = 3
Range = 3819
Height = 483
Width = 747
Date = 04/27/98
Time = 19:41:29
Exposure_state = 356
Temperature = -14.81 C
Number_exposures = 30
Each_exposure = 30 seconds
History = R
Observer =Michael Purcell; C-14@f/7
X_pixel_size = 0.0090
Y_pixel_size = 0.0090
Pedestal = 2938
E_gain = 2.30
User_1 = CCDOPS for DOS Version 3.76
Filter = None
Readout_mode = 0

This page last updated on December 5, 1998 Contact Michael Purcell