The
Eta Carina Nebula
NGC 3372
| Image | Eta Carina Nebula Region 20080111 |
| Telescope |
William Optics
110mm f/5.95 APO Refractor telescope, Observatory mounted Losmandy Gemini G-11 equatorial mount. |
| Guiding | Autoguided with SBIG 402 on 4.5-inch f/9 guidescope using CCDOps. |
| Camera |
Canon EOS 300D Digital - Hα enabled (modified). |
| Exposures | 20 x 3-minute exposures @ ISO 200. |
| Total Exposure time | 60-minutes. |
| Filter/equipment | Baader 2" IR Cut Filter. |
| Processing |
Darks, bias and flat-fielded with ImagesPlus, post processing in Photoshop. |
| Exposure Date | 2008 Jan 01 |
| Notes | Warm night ~20°C.
Breezy conditions. Average seeing. This image is at prime-focus without corrector or reducer. |
(C) Copyright 2008 Paul Mayo.
paulm@skylab.com.au