| "The sky is the ultimate art gallery just above us." - Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 - 82) |
Astrophotography by Jason Jennings |
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| Nebulae :: NGC3372 Eta Carina Nebula - Wide Field | |
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| Object | NGC3372 - Eta Carinae Nebula Wide Field |
| Comment |
At top left of this wide field frame is NGC 3293, the Gem cluster. This open star cluster glows young stars (blue in colour) and is located 8500 light years away. The incredible expanse of the Eta Carinae's glowing gas which comprises predominately of hydrogen can easily be seen. This images is an LLRGB composite and is the first light image for the new FSQ. |
| Optics | Takahashi FSQ-106ED F/5 (530mm FL) |
| Camera | SBIG STL-11000M - 1x1 bin (image scale: 3.52 arcsec/pix) |
| Mount | Losmandy Titan |
| Exposure | Total exposure time: 40 minutes (LRGB - 2x5min per filter) |
| Date | 10/06/2007 |