The Great Carina Nebula: This overwhelming Emission Nebula is surely the crown of the Carina Milky Way, if not of the whole Southern Sky. The central part of the nebula is located around the Keyhole Nebula and the Giant Star Eta Carinae in the center of the image. Eta Carinae, a sure Supernova candidate, and several young Open Clusters create with their strong UV radiation this three-fanned diverse nebula. One never gets tired to view the complex structures both in an image (see the Hi-Res version) or through a telescope.
Object |
The Great Carina Nebula |
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Catagory |
Nebulae |
Designation |
NGC 3372 |
Constellation |
Carina |
Optics |
Takahashi FSQ 106 ED f/5 |
Camera |
SBIG STL 11000M with internal CFW 5 + EOS 5D MkII |
Exposure |
3x20min Baader H-alpha filter, 13x5min ISO 800 IDAS LPS filter. Maxim DL for image acquisition |
Calibration |
Dark Frame |
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Guiding |
StarlightXpress Lodestar and Skywatcher ED 80 as Guide Scope, Maxim DL as Guiding Software |
Mount |
Astro-Physics 900 GTO |
Processing |
Maxim DL5, DeepSkyStacker, Photoshop. Color Code L:H-alpha, R:R/H-alpha,G,B |
Location, Date |
Somerset West, South Africa - 12 Jan 2013 |
Remark |