Wallpaper author:
John Ebersole
21 Mar 2023
Eta Carina Nebula in SII
Although commonly much weaker than Ha, the SII emission often provides significant detail and outline in bright nebula. Seen here is a starless Eta Carina in the light of SII.
Dataset from which the image was processed
NGC 3372
7 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Emission Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................QHY 600M
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 161.2593 Dec -59.6999
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Australia
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................10 Nov 2023 - 15 Dec 2024
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luminance | 104 | 45m | 26 |
| Red | 92 | 40m | 26 |
| Green | 92 | 40m | 26 |
| Blue | 92 | 40m | 26 |
| Halpha | 1119 | 8h5m | 26 |