NGC3372 Eta Carinae Nebula

Finally, after hours upon hours of what seemed to be an endless learning curve, I'm happy to present the fruits of my first step into deep space astrpophotography. Hope you like it!

 

Shot with QHY268M + Nikkor 200-500 f5.6 @ 350mm

Saxon AZ-EQ6 GT Mount

QHYCFW3 Filter Wheel

Captured using Sharpcap Pro & Stellarium

6nm Sii, Ha, Oiii Filters mapped respectively to RGB

Integration time: Ha - 50 x 3 mins, Oiii - 30 x 3 mins, Sii - 30 x 3 mins (330 mins total)

Calibration frames: 30 Dark, 60 Flat, 142 Bias

Processed using Deep Sky Stacker, Starnet, EasyHDR, Photoshop and Lightroom

Done