Eta Carina

NGC 3372 a.k.a. Carina Nebula

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Carina Nebula is located about 8500 light-years away in the constellation Carina and is one of the best known targets in the southern hemisphere. With a diameter of over 200 light years, Carina is large enough to be photographed even with a photo lens.

Discovered in the first half of the 18th century, Carina is thought to be a diffuse nebula, but some areas are bright enough to be seen through a small / medium telescope.

As an interesting mention, this nebula hosts WR25 - the brightest known star (in the Milky Way), its brightness being almost 2.5 million times higher than that of the Sun.

NOTE: The attached image is the result of post-processing (calibration, alignment, stacking and editing) of 6 fits frames, 10 min each, downloaded from the Telescope Live - Chile network.

Total integration: 1 hour.

Filters: Ha (hydrogen), SII (sulphur), OIII (oxygen).

Pixinsight for post-processing.