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      Core of The Carina Nebula
      Wallpaper author:
      Pranay Kanwar

      09 Sept 2023

      Core of The Carina Nebula

      Two-panel mosiac of the core of the Eta Carinae Nebula, a.k.a NG 3372 or The Great Carina Nebula, a diffuse emission nebula in Carina ~8000 light-years away and ~230 light-years across. It is one of the largest nebulas in the skies, even larger and brighter than the Great Orion Nebula.

      False color image from narrowband filters SII, H-alpha, and OIII 10h 15m (44:37:42x300s) from CHI-1 a Planewave CDK24 with QHY600M camera, and Astrodon SHO 3nm, filters, situated in the Rio Hurtado Valley, Chile. Part of the telescope.live telescope network. Taken on multiple dates in July 2023.

      Processed in PixInsight.

      Dataset from which the image was processed

      NGC 3372 Mosaic

      7 credit

      Open
      Telescope Live
      CHI-1-CMOS
      • Type of target
        ............................................................................................................................
        Emission Nebula
      • Camera
        ............................................................................................................................
        QHY 600M
      • Target coordinates
        ............................................................................................................................
        RA 161.4895 Dec -59.7331
      • Hemisphere
        ............................................................................................................................
        Southern
      • Telescope location
        ............................................................................................................................
        Chile
      • Transient event
        ............................................................................................................................
        No
      • Observed on
        ............................................................................................................................
        01 Jul 2023 - 27 Jul 2023
      Filter
      Avg Exp (s)
      Total Exposure
      Subframes
      OIII2713h5m41
      SII3073h30m41
      Halpha3223h40m41

      Core of The Carina Nebula