The Tarantula’s Web
Nestled in its lair in the Large Magellanic Clouds, the massive Tarantula Nebula spreads out its faint webs to catch some stella pray.
Been a while since my last effort through a telescope, warming up and getting some practice in for summer skies!
Here is an interesting comparison. Taken two nights apart, the first image is a broadband image in dark skies (3.5hrs integration), and the bottom one is a dual narrowband image taken in Perth's light polluted skies (5.7hrs integration).
I like the "smoother" colours of the broadband, but the narrowband is much sharper with higher contrast (as one would expect).
| 2024-10-27 | Regan's Ford, Western Australia | ASI2600MC | SkyWatcher Esprit 120ED | f/7 | UV/IR cut filter | Skywatcher NEQ6 mount | AsiAir Plus | 1 x panel | Gain 100 | 21x600s |
| 2024-10-29 | Perth, Western Australia | ASI2600MC | SkyWatcher Esprit 120ED | f/7 | STC duo narrowband filter | Skywatcher NEQ6 mount | AsiAir Plus | 1 x panel | Gain 100 | 23x900s |
