NGC 2080
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Catalog |
Obj Type |
Location |
Date Taken: |
Harvey |
NGC 2080 |
Nebula |
CTIO, Chile |
12-04-2007 |
Description |
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NGC 2080, (also known as the Ghost Head Nebula) is a massive star forming region in the Large Magellanic Cloud which is infrequently imaged. Hubble Space Telescope has done most of the work on this object. The two large glowing regions of luminesence are the "eyes" and are named A1 and A2. These are intensly hot glowing globs of hydrogen and oxygen. The massive stars in A1 and A2 must have formed within the last 10 000 years since their natal gas shrouds are not yet disrupted by the powerful radiation of the newly born stars. |
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Technical Details |
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Exposure Time: |
HaR-HaG-HaB with 160 minutes of Ha and 120 minutes of each color | |||
Camera: |
Apogee Alta U47 | |||
Telescope: |
RCOS Carbon Truss 16 inch f/11.3 Ritchey-Chretien | |||
Mount: |
Software Bisque Paramount ME | |||
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