NGC3372 in HaOO, The Great Carina Nebula

05-01-2020

Singapore

 

OTA: SR60mm f/6.0 APO, w/Flattener

Imaging: ASI183MM Pro, w/ASI120-MM-S (Guiding - QHY MGS)

Mount: CEM25P

Filters: Optolong Ha, Oiii

Sequencing: ASIAIR

Integration: (Ha) 12x300s, (Oiii) 9x600s

Pixinsight, GIMP 2.0

 

The Carina Nebula is a bright, large emission nebula surrounding the star Eta Carinae, located in the southern constellation Carina and lies in the Carina-Sagittarius Arm of the Milky Way, at a distance between 6,500 and 10,000 light years from Earth. The estimated distance of the nebula is 7,500 light years.

 

Sometimes also called the Eta Carinae Nebula, the Grand Nebula, or the Great Nebula in Carina, its designation in the New General Catalogue is NGC 3372. It is one of the largest diffuse nebulae known, one that contains several open star clusters.

 

It is home to several notable objects: the Mystic Mountain, the Homunculus Nebula, and the Keyhole Nebula.

 

Processed in Bicolor, HaOO.

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