NGC 2070, better known as the Tarantula Nebula, was discovered by Louis de Lacaille in 1751 and recognised as a nebula by Abbe Lacaille in the same year.
| RA | DEC | MAGNITUDE | DIAMETER | DISTANCE |
| 05 38.6 | -69 05 | 5.0 | 30 x 20 ARC MIN | 170,000 LY |
This image was created by median combining 3 x 120 second images taken using a Hydrogen Alpha filter attached to a remotely controlled telescope in Australia - while sitting in my study in Daventry, England.
Martin Nicholson - Daventry, United Kingdom.
This page was last updated on February 3rd 2011.