Southern Sky Gallery

Tarantula Nebula

Tarantula Nebula

The Tarantula Nebula is a faint patch of light at the eastern end of the Large Magellanic Cloud, 160,000 light years distant.

Lens 400mm
Exposure 20 Minutes
Film Kodak Supra 400
Date July 2001
Guiding Phoenix Society Astrograph
Location Ahiaruhe, Wairarapa, New Zealand