Sadly these were heavily impacted by clouds and a strong lunar presence.
I did not manage nearly as many subs as I would have liked and as a result I have plenty of noise in the image which was a bugger to process out.
I could not get rid of it all and it shows in the image.
The following interesting information is taken from Wikipedia:
The Tarantula Nebula has an apparent magnitude of 8. Considering its distance of about 49 kpc (160,000 light-years), this is an extremely luminous non-stellar object. Its luminosity is so great that if it were as close to Earth as the Orion Nebula, the Tarantula Nebula would cast shadows. In fact it is the most active starburst region known in the Local Group of galaxies. It is also one of the largest such regions in the Local Group with an estimated diameter of 200 pc. The nebula resides on the leading edge of the LMC where ram pressure stripping, and the compression of the interstellar medium likely resulting from this, is at a maximum.
So on to the details of the capture.
21 X 25 second exposures.
22 dark frames.
21 flat frames
20 Bias frames.
ISO 1600
Canon 1200D
Skywatcher 102mm scope.
I took slightly shorter exposures than usual so as to minimize any star trailing or other defects in the exposures.
I also opted for a higher ISO since this was a dark sky site and there is 0% light pollution.
The only real gradient of the night was the white glow cast by the moon, which on this occasion was slightly less than half full!
I really hope I can return there on a weekend with clear skies and no moon to interfere with imaging.
And that brings us to the image.
Enjoy!