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The Great Carina Nebula - NGC 3372, HaydenAstro
The Great Carina Nebula - NGC 3372, HaydenAstro

The Great Carina Nebula - NGC 3372

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The Great Carina Nebula - NGC 3372, HaydenAstro
The Great Carina Nebula - NGC 3372, HaydenAstro

The Great Carina Nebula - NGC 3372

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From Wikipedia:
'The Carina Nebula or Eta Carinae Nebula (catalogued as NGC 3372; also known as the Great Carina Nebula) is a large, complex area of bright and dark nebulosity in the constellation Carina, located in the Carina–Sagittarius Arm of the Milky Way galaxy. The nebula is approximately 8,500 light-years (2,600 pc) from Earth.'

After receiving my Starizona Nexus Reducer last week I wanted to put it to the test on a large target. With the much wider field of view (487.5mm Focal Length) I came up with the idea of framing both Carina and the Gabriela Mistral Nebula. After one night of imaging with the L-eXtreme, I received my IDAS NBZ-II in the mail in time for the second of three clear nights in a row. Extremely happy with the performance of the NBZ-II and its anti-star haloing. The Starizona Nexus is fantastic also, taking my F/5 scope down to an F/3.75. I have a new scope on the way which with the Nexus will be taken down to an F/3.  Had a go at some new (To me) processing techniques to bring out the dark and dusty area's of Carina, which I haven't really been able to capture in previous images. Exciting times, looking forward to more.

Thanks and C.S!

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The Great Carina Nebula - NGC 3372, HaydenAstro

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