NGC3372, the Eta Carina Nebula (Reggie)

Celestial hemisphere: Southern · Constellation: Carina (Car) · Contains: Carina Nebula · Foramen · NGC 3372 · eta Car · eta Car Nebula

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NGC3372, the Eta Carina Nebula

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NGC3372, the Eta Carina Nebula

NGC 3372, the Eta Carinae Nebula, also known as the Great Nebula in Carina, is a large bright nebula that surrounds several open clusters. The nebula can be seen with the naked eye. The star Eta Carinae, a giant variable star, is among the most massive and luminous stars in the Milky Way.

The central part of NGC 3372 is known as the Keyhole Nebula, a famous dark zone seen near Eta Carinae. With binoculars one can see the nebula, which appear as three fan shaped areas with dark lanes in between. The Eta Carinae Nebula was discovered by Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in 1751-52 from the Cape of Good Hope.

This first magnitude nebula is one of the largest H II regions in the Milky Way and is one of the largest diffuse nebulae in the sky. Although it is some four times as large and much brighter than the famous Orion Nebula, the Carina Nebula is less well known, due to its location far in the Southern Hemisphere. The nebula lies at an estimated distance between 6,500 and 10,000 light years from Earth.

This is a RGBSHO image.

Imaged from my backyard.

ASIAIR, AZEQ6 , Sharpstar SCA260 , ASI2600MM, Antlia RGBSHO filters.
Processed in Pixinsight and Photoshop CC.

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ZWO ASI2600MM Pro
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ZWO ASIAIR PRO USERS
QHY268M/ZWO2600M Images
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RA (center)	10h45m07s.22
RA (top/left)	10h42m19s.37
RA (top/right)	10h42m29s.86
RA (bottom/right)	10h48m00s.29
RA (bottom/left)	10h47m39s.69

Dec (center)	-59°52′15″.10
Dec (top/left)	-59°21′48″.4
Dec (top/right)	-60°23′48″.2
Dec (bottom/right)	-60°22′29″.5
Dec (bottom/left)	-59°20′32″.4

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