Wallpaper author:
Chris Parfett
22 May 2021
NGC 3324
This open cluster in the constellation Carina is closely associated with IC 2599. The two are nicknamed the Gabriela Mistral Nebula. This is an SHO finished image.
Dataset from which the image was processed
NGC 3324
4 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Emission Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI ProLine PL9000
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 159.3333 Dec -58.6333
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................11 Mar 2020 - 16 Jun 2022
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luminance | 38 | 5m | 8 |
| Red | 38 | 5m | 8 |
| Green | 38 | 5m | 8 |
| Blue | 38 | 5m | 8 |
| Halpha | 2700 | 6h | 8 |