Wallpaper author:
Yovin Yahathugoda
30 Dec 2020
NGC 3324 - Gabriela Mistral Nebula (Hubble Palette)
Located in the Southern Hemisphere, NGC 3324 is at the northwest corner of the Carina Nebula (NGC 3372), home of the Keyhole Nebula and the active, outbursting star Eta Carinae. The entire Carina Nebula complex is located at a distance of roughly 7,200 light-years, and lies in the constellation Carina.
Based on the Pro Dataset
H: 6x600s
SII: 6x600s
OIII: 7x600s
Total exposure time: 3h 10min
Processed in SHO (Hubble palette) using PixInsight & Photoshop
Dataset from which the image was processed
NGC 3372
11 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Emission Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI ProLine PL9000
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 161.0792 Dec -59.88917
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................18 Feb 2020 - 27 May 2021
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luminance | 18 | 12m | 40 |
| Halpha | 585 | 6h30m | 40 |
| Red | 293 | 3h15m | 40 |
| Green | 293 | 3h15m | 40 |
| Blue | 210 | 2h20m | 40 |