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The Eta Carina Nebula, NGC 3372 - a gem of the southern skies. A huge cloud of gas and dust illuminated by the blue supergiant h Carinae (middle of field), one of the most massive stars known in our galaxy. An area rich in young star clusters and dark, dusty nebulae. Just above h Carinae is the Keyhole Nebula. Distance is 7,500 ly. Here's an image taken in Ha.
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| Camera: | SBIG STL11000M, Astrodon filters | Scope: | Takahashi FS-128, f=1040mm, f8.1 (fov ~2.3°x1.4°) |
| Mount: | Intes-Micro Alter D6 | Guiding: | internal |
| Filters/Exposures: | Ha:R:G:B = 70:20:20:20min ≡ 2h10m | Location: | Elwood (Ha) and LMDSS Heathcote, Victoria, Australia |
| Date: | - | Processing: | CCDStack2 and Photoshop CS5 (reprocessed Feb 2015) |