NGC 2030
Emission nebula

NGC 2030

NGC 2030 · Dorado
We don’t yet know how old these photons are.
RRed broadband channel of an RGB set.iTelescope T17iTelescope Planewave CDK17Siding Spring Observatory, Australia (Q62) · Planewave 17-inch CDK astrograph · Aperture 432mm · Focal length 2939mm · f/6.8 · Camera ZWO ASI6200MM Pro…View equipment →GGreen broadband channel of an RGB set.iTelescope T17iTelescope Planewave CDK17Siding Spring Observatory, Australia (Q62) · Planewave 17-inch CDK astrograph · Aperture 432mm · Focal length 2939mm · f/6.8 · Camera ZWO ASI6200MM Pro…View equipment →BBlue broadband channel of an RGB set.iTelescope T17iTelescope Planewave CDK17Siding Spring Observatory, Australia (Q62) · Planewave 17-inch CDK astrograph · Aperture 432mm · Focal length 2939mm · f/6.8 · Camera ZWO ASI6200MM Pro…View equipment →
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Date
12/09/2025
Location
Siding Spring Observatory (remote)
Integration
18m (R 3, G 3, B 3 x 120s)
Software
PythonastropyastroalignSEPscikit-imagephotutilsAstrometry.net
Notes
Everything the measurements justify and nothing they do not. The background fit is constrained so it cannot subtract the nebula itself; the deepest channel is sharpened with star-protected deconvolution; a second tone curve recovers the bright core without clipping the faint outer structure; and noise reduction is kept away from compact sources. Plate-solved against Gaia DR3, so scale and orientation are measured rather than assumed.
Moon
🌖Waning gibbous, 76% lit
TelescopeiTelescope T17
Captured remotely from · Australia
Bortle 2 · truly dark
Siding Spring Observatory · view on OpenStreetMap ↗ · Place data © GeoNames (CC BY)

Frequently asked questions

What kind of object is NGC 2030?
NGC 2030 is an emission nebula.
Which constellation is NGC 2030 in?
NGC 2030 lies in the constellation Dorado.
What equipment was used to photograph NGC 2030?
This image of NGC 2030 was captured with iTelescope T17.
How much exposure time went into this image?
This image of NGC 2030 represents 18m (R 3, G 3, B 3 x 120s) of total integration time.

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