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Eta Carina
NGC3372 - Eta Carina
The Eta Carinae Nebula (also known as the Great Nebula in
Carina, the Carina Nebula, or NGC 3372) is a large bright
nebula which surrounds several open clusters of stars. Eta
Carinae, one of the most massive and luminous stars in the
galaxy, is one of 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.
This nebula is one of the largest H II regions in the
Milky Way galaxy. It has a visual magnitude of 1.0.
(From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
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Top Image:
 | Instrument: William Optics FLT132 |
| Exposure: 3 x 5 min for each LRGB |
| Camera: SBIG STL11Km |
| Date: 24/12/08 |
| Exposure start: 2:00 |
| Location: Thorpdale, Vic |
| Autoguider: William Optics Megrez88FD + Meade DSI2
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| Enhancement: CCD Soft, Adobe Photoshop CS3, |
Notes: Fighting a lot of dew on the guide scope, tracking
was 9.5/10
Bottom Image:
| Instrument: Vixen VC200L with Flip Mirror / SLR direct
adapter |
| Mount: Vixen SXD |
| Exposure: 1 x 27.8 Seconds |
| Camera: Pentax *ist |
| Sensitivity: ISO 1600 |
| Date: January 8, 2008 |
| Exposure start: 11PM |
| Location: Thorpdale, Vic |
| Autoguider: None |
| Enhancement: None |
Notes: As good as I could get with my home SLR |
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