NGC 3372 - Eta Carinae Nebula
NGC 3372 - Eta Carinae Nebula |
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Object data of NGC3372 |
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| Object type: | Emission nebula | |
| Size: | 120' | |
| Magnitude: | 3.0 mag | |
| Constellation: | Car | |
| Distance: | 8,000 Ly | |
| Notes: |
NGC 3372 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 in the southern
sky. Near the centre of the above image one can find the Keyhole nebula. |
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Exposure data |
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| Date: | 2014-02-22 + 23 + 24 + 25 | |
| Location: | Hacienda Los Andes / Chile (1100m) | |
| Telescope: | Astro-Physics 175mm f/8 Starfire EDF with f/8.3 CCD field flattener | |
| Camera: | FLI PL29050 with Astrodon filters | |
| Binning: | L 1x1 / RGB 1x1 | |
| Mount: | Astro-Physics AP1200GTO | |
| Exposure time: | L 25x8min / R 6x8min / G 6x8min / B 6x8min | |
| Exposure time total: | 5h44min | |
| Notes: | Image acquisition by CEDIC
team (Christoph Kaltseis, Bernhard Hubl, Wolfgang Leitner and Herbert
Walter) Image processing by Christoph Kaltseis |
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