Wallpaper author:
Ken Abremski
27 Aug 2022
NGC 3293
An open cluster in the constellation Carina, relatively young and between 12 and 20 M yrs old. It also called the Gem cluster. The stars arose from the surrounding regions of dust and gas. This is a combination of 4 one click observations.
Dataset from which the image was processed
NGC 3293
10 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Open Cluster
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI ProLine PL9000
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 158.9542 Dec -58.2167
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................17 Mar 2021 - 12 Jun 2022
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SII | 600 | 4h50m | 29 |
| Halpha | 600 | 4h40m | 28 |
| OIII | 600 | 4h40m | 28 |