IC2599 Gabriela Mistral Nebula

This stellar nursery is located in the southern constellation of Carina. It’s located about 7500 light-years from Earth. Many hot young stars create intense ultraviolet radiation causing rich colours in the surrounding gas and dust.

 

This distinctive object is also known as The Gabriela Mistral Nebula and IC 2599. The wall of gas bears a strong resemblance to the Nobel Prise-winning poet from Chile. Stellar winds have opened up hollows in the surrounding gas and dust. I always find these areas most interesting when processing.

 

Exposure Details:

 

SII 18X1200 Bin2X2

Ha 29X900 Bin1x1

OIII 18X1200 Bin 2X2

NarrowBand Total Time: 17.92 Hours

 

Instruments:

Telescope: 10" Ritchey-Chrétien RCOS

Camera: SBIG STL-11000 Mono

Mount: Astro-Physics AP-900

Focal Length: 2310.00 mm

Pixel size: 9.00 um

Resolution: 0.82 arcsec/pix

 

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