Wallpaper author:
Alessandro Angeli
24 Mar 2021
NCG 3324 open cluster in the southern constellation Carina
NGC 3324 is an open cluster in the southern constellation Carina, located northwest of the Carina Nebula (NGC 3372) at a distance of 7,560 light years from Earth. Have been nicknamed the "Gabriela Mistral Nebula" due to its resemblance to the Chilean poet
Dataset from which the image was processed
NGC 3372
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- 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 |