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NGC 2070

NGC 2070 — Tarantula Nebula

Emission Nebula
· Dorado
Intermediate
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Target information

Object type
Emission Nebula
Constellation
Dorado
Right ascension
5h 38m 42s
Declination
-69° 06′ 00″
Magnitude
8
Angular size
40′ × 25′
Surface brightness
Not recorded
Difficulty
Intermediate
Best months
Oct-Feb
Catalog IDs
NGC 2070

About this target

Massive H II region within the Large Magellanic Cloud.

Recommended telescopes

TS-Optics
1016mm f/4.0 · 254mm aperture
Frames 50% of APS-C FOV
Takahashi
1000mm f/7.7 · 130mm aperture
Frames 50% of APS-C FOV
Askar
1000mm f/7.7 · 130mm aperture
Frames 50% of APS-C FOV
Sky-Watcher
1000mm f/4.0 · 250mm aperture
Frames 50% of APS-C FOV
ZWO
1000mm f/7.7 · 130mm aperture
Frames 50% of APS-C FOV
William Optics
998mm f/5.5 · 181mm aperture
Frames 49% of APS-C FOV

Recommended cameras

QHYCCD
3.76µm pixels · cooled
Player One
4.63µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
5.94µm pixels · cooled
OGMA
3.76µm pixels · cooled
OGMA
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ToupTek
2.90µm pixels · cooled

Example framing

FOV 1.08° × 0.73°
Scale 0.94″/px
Target fills 91% of frame
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FOV 2.06° × 1.38°
Scale 1.23″/px
Target fills 48% of frame
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FOV 2.06° × 1.38°
Scale 1.23″/px
Target fills 48% of frame
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