Wednesday, Oct 15, 2025

NGC2070 - Tarantula Nebula

By Rodrigo Maeda

NGC 2070, more commonly known as the Tarantula Nebula (or 30 Doradus), is a vibrant, massive star-forming region located in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way. Captured in my backyard from bortle 5

Camera

ZWO ASI294mc pro

Filters

Optolong L-Ultimate

Mount

Heq5-pro

OTA

GSO 8" f/8 Ritchey-Chretien Carbon Tube

Software

Open PHD Guiding Project PHD2 · Pavel Mráz SkytechX · Pleiades Astrophoto PixInsight · Stefan Berg Nighttime Imaging 'N' Astronomy (N.I.N.A. / NINA)