Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Carina (Car)  ·  Contains:  HD96265  ·  HD96309  ·  HD96548

Image of the day 05/10/2023

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    RCW58, Logan Carpenter
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    RCW58

    Image of the day 05/10/2023

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      RCW58, Logan Carpenter
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      RCW58

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      Description

      In my search for infrequently imaged targets, I came across RCW58, a stellar wind shaped nebula in the constellation Carina. The central Wolf-Rayet star is WR40.
      The nebula is a "ring nebula" created by the star ejecting its out layers with the stellar wind moving at around 80 to 100 km/sec.
      The OIII is particularly faint in this target which proved to be quite challenge to both capture and process.

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