Wallpaper author:
Yuichi Kihara
25 May 2021
NGC 3324
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 ly (2,317 pc) from Earth. It is closely associated with the emission nebula IC 2599, also known as Gum 31. The two are often confused as a single object, and together have been nicknamed the "Gabriela Mistral Nebula" due to its resemblance to the Chilean poet. NGC 3324 was first catalogued by James Dunlop in 1826.
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 |