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Tarantula Nebula: The Tarantula Nebula is a huge (more on that later) star-forming region in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), an irregular dwarf galaxy orbiting our Milky Way (I have also uploaded a photo I took years ago of the entire LMC, showing the Tarantula Nebula toward the upper left of the image). Yes, this nebula is not even in our galaxy, and yet is is so huge that it fills the full-frame field of view on my camera! This nebula is the largest and most complex star forming region that can be photographed by amateurs. The spidery part of the nebula is about 1,000 light-years across; the nebula is about 160,000 light years from us. Were it placed at the distance of Milky Way's Orion Nebula (a well-known huge star-forming region in the Milky Way which is only 1,500 light-years from us, and the nearest stellar nursery to Earth; we see it as Orion's sword), it would cover about 30 degrees of the sky (about equal to 60 full moons), and it's so bright it would cast shadows! The arms of the Tarantula nebula surround NGC 2070, a star cluster that contains some of the brightest, most massive stars known (most visible in the center of the nebula), and is estimated to have a mass 450,000 times that of our sun.

This image contains over 36 hours of light-frame data.

Telescope: RC Optical Systems 14.5 inch Ritchey–Chrétien carbon fiber truss telescope, with ion-milled optics
Camera: SBIG STL11000M with internal color filter wheel (Astrodon Type II filter set)
Mount: Bisque Paramount ME German Equatorial Mount.

Enjoy!

Mark

http://www.de-regt.com/Astronomy/Tarantula.65.jpg

http://www.de-regt.com/Astronomy/LMC.40.jpg

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Nov 19, 2015 at 12:00 PM
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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · Tarantula Nebula


Breathtaking image Mark.

I think you should fess-up and admit you work with NASA and you've tapped into the hubble.

Every time I see your work it just boggles my mind at the incredible details you are able to capture from your terrestrial equipment.

Nice job!

Dave



Nov 19, 2015 at 02:32 PM
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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · Tarantula Nebula


Amazing details for a grand universe photo Mark.


Nov 19, 2015 at 03:41 PM
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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · Tarantula Nebula


Thanks!


Nov 20, 2015 at 10:57 AM
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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · Tarantula Nebula


Your images and knowledge of space are quite amazing. I really appreciate the way you give a description of each of your photos. It would seem the more you learn about our surroundings, the more phenomenal it is.

Thanks so much for taking the time to post your work here.



Nov 21, 2015 at 06:10 PM
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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · Tarantula Nebula


wswartzwel wrote:
Your images and knowledge of space are quite amazing. I really appreciate the way you give a description of each of your photos. It would seem the more you learn about our surroundings, the more phenomenal it is.

Thanks so much for taking the time to post your work here.


+1
I really enjoy your posts! Really gives us a different perspective on life.
Dave



Nov 21, 2015 at 07:20 PM
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Thanks guys! One of the pleasures I get out of my hobby is learning about the universe generally, and about each object I image; as with many hobbies, it increases my pleasure to share my passion, and I'm gratified it's appreciated by some!

Mark



Nov 22, 2015 at 02:03 PM
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p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · Tarantula Nebula


Fantastic as always.


Nov 24, 2015 at 04:36 PM
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p.1 #9 · p.1 #9 · Tarantula Nebula


This is staggering.. I have to echo Dave here : )

~George.




Nov 25, 2015 at 01:30 PM
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p.1 #10 · p.1 #10 · Tarantula Nebula


Really beautiful work Mark and such a pleasure to see.
Thanks for sharing your passion.

Kirk



Nov 25, 2015 at 11:42 PM
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wswartzwel wrote:
Your images and knowledge of space are quite amazing. I really appreciate the way you give a description of each of your photos. It would seem the more you learn about our surroundings, the more phenomenal it is.

Thanks so much for taking the time to post your work here.


My thoughts exactly...
Please keep it up!

Andrey




Nov 26, 2015 at 04:54 AM
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p.1 #12 · p.1 #12 · Tarantula Nebula


Thanks, all!


Nov 27, 2015 at 10:58 PM
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p.1 #13 · p.1 #13 · Tarantula Nebula


Nice work. I am always fascinated with deep space photo!


Nov 30, 2015 at 05:01 PM
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p.1 #14 · p.1 #14 · Tarantula Nebula


hi mark - the images you shared are out of this world! and the narrative are very informative as well as interesting. who would have thought i would be learning of astronomy when i signed up on the fm site. :-)

which led me to contemplate are we really alone?!

tom



Nov 30, 2015 at 05:42 PM
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p.1 #15 · p.1 #15 · Tarantula Nebula


Wow! Wonderful images!


Dec 02, 2015 at 05:13 PM
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wswartzwel wrote:
Your images and knowledge of space are quite amazing. I really appreciate the way you give a description of each of your photos. It would seem the more you learn about our surroundings, the more phenomenal it is.

Thanks so much for taking the time to post your work here.

+1
Niall



Dec 04, 2015 at 08:56 AM
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