Eta Carinae Nebula-Wide Field
Eta Carinae Nebula-Wide Field: Although I have photographed this most beautiful of all Southern Sky Nebulae already several times, this image now displays the full extent of the phantastic nebular structures, created by the extremely bright radiation of the variable giant star Eta Carinae and some young star clusters in the center of the image.
Object |
Eta Carinae Nebula-Wide Field |
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Catagory |
Nebulae |
Designation |
NGC 3372 |
Constellation |
Carina |
Optics |
Takahashi FSQ 106 ED f/5 x 0.73 reducer |
Camera |
SBIG STL 11000M with internal CFW 5 |
Exposure |
6 x 20min Baader H-alpha filter, 10 x 5min each Astrodon True Balance RGB filters. Maxim DL for image acquisition. |
Calibration |
Dark + Flat Frame |
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Guiding |
Selfguiding |
Mount |
Astro-Physics 900 GTO |
Processing |
Maxim DL5, Photoshop. Color Code L(H-alpha), R(H-alpha/R),G,B |
Location, Date |
Somerset West, South Africa - 15+16 Jan 2010 |
Remark |
The dense star background has been attenuated to better display the nebular structures |
