Carina Nebula - NGC3372 - Mar/Apr 2025

Object name: Carina Nebula

Constellation: Carina

Object ID: NGC3372 & NGC3293, NGC3324, IC2599

Coordinates: RA: 10h42m42.455s, DEC: -59°28’54.086”

Apparent FOV/Radius: 3.23° x 2.16° (193.8 x 129.6 arc-min)/1.943°

FOV Angle: Up is 134.9° E of N

Exposure Date: 12 March - 3 April 2025

Sky Bortle Class: 4

Distance: ~8,500 LY

Magnitude: 1.0

Exposures: Hα:200x60s, OIII:137x90s, SII:184x120s, R:230x60s, G:245x60s, B:270x60s @ HCG2CMS:62/OFS:25 (25h18m30s)

Telescope: Celestron C8 HyperStar V4

Focal length: 389.73mm (f1.9)

Camera: QHY268M -5°C BIN1x1

Resolution: 3.93”/px

Guiding: ToupTek G3M220M on BOSMA refractor guide scope

Mount: CGEM-HT

Capture & Guide Software: Astrophotography Tool 4.60, PHD2.6.13dev7 Guiding

Processing Software: Siril 1.2.6, DeepSkyStacker 5.1.9, Photoshop CS4, GraXpert 3.1.0rc2, Starnet V2, Cosmic Clarity Suite 6.4AI3.5.

 

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