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Southern Deep Skies - Eta Carinae Nebula
Amateur Astronomy Picture of the Day
Paul Zelichowski
My first attempt using the Global Rent a Scope system in Moorook, Australia from the comfort of my home in Kincardine, Ontario, Canada.A composite image taken with G13 (Tak Sky 90/ST2000XMC one shot colour) and G14 (Tak FSQ/STL11000M).
G13 - 5x5 minute one click images - 25 minutes total
G12 - 10X5 minute through Luminance filter - 50 minutes total
Colour converted and calibrated in Maxim
Registered in Registar
L-RGB assembled in Photoshop and further processed for sharpness and detail
The Carina Nebula (also known as the Great Nebula in Carina, the Eta Carinae Nebula, or NGC 3372) is a large bright nebula that surrounds several open clusters of stars. Eta Carinae and HD 93129A, two of the most massive and luminous stars in our Milky Way galaxy, are among them. The nebula lies at an estimated distance between 6,500 and 10,000 light years from Earth. It is located in the constellation of Carina. The nebula contains multiple O-type stars.
The nebula is one of the largest diffuse nebulae in our skies. Although it is some four times as large and even brighter than the famous Orion Nebula, the Carina Nebula is much less well known, due to its location far in the Southern Hemisphere. It was discovered by Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in 1751–52 from the Cape of Good Hope.
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