
Eta Carinae Nebula: NGC 3372, one of my all-time favourites! This wide-field image demonstrates the phantastic variety of this object. In the center you can very well see the Keyhole Nebula and Eta Carinae the brightest star in it. As a technical remark: I had the telescope on ALT/AZ orientation. To keep the field rotation small the 1 min exposuretime was selected. Published in:
http://www.astronomie.de/fachbereiche/astrofotografie/2006/25/eta-car.htm
For a higher resolved picture of the central part see here, for a bit larger field of view here.
Object |
Eta Carinae Nebula |
|---|---|
Catagory |
Nebulae |
Designation |
NGC 3372 |
Constellation |
Carina |
Optics |
Skywatcher ED 80 f/7.5 |
Camera |
Canon EOS 20D |
Exposure |
48 x ISO 3200-1min, IDAS LPS filter |
Calibration |
Dark Frame |
|---|---|
Guiding |
Unguided |
Mount |
Piggyback on LX 200 in ALT/AZ orientation |
Processing |
ImagesPlus, Neat Image, Photoshop |
Location, Date |
Somerset West, South Africa - 2 Jan 2006 |
Remark |