Wallpaper author:
Pepe Manteca
14 Apr 2021
ETA CARINA NEBULA
The Carina Nebula or Eta Carinae Nebula (catalogued as NGC 3372; also known as the Grand Nebula, Great Carina Nebula) is a large, complex area of bright and dark nebulosity in the constellation Carina, and is located in the Carina–Sagittarius Arm. The nebula is approximately 8,500 light-years (2,600 pc) from Earth. The nebula has within its boundaries the large Carina OB1 association and several related open clusters, including numerous O-type stars and several Wolf–Rayet stars
Dataset from which the image was processed
NGC 3372
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- Type of target............................................................................................................................Emission Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI PL16803
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 161.2593 Dec -59.6999
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Australia
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................22 Feb 2020 - 24 Dec 2022
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red | 95 | 2h2m | 77 |
| Blue | 104 | 2h14m | 77 |
| Green | 114 | 2h24m | 76 |
| Luminance | 85 | 1h48m | 76 |
| Halpha | 505 | 10h40m | 76 |