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NGC 3572 and the Southern Tadpoles Gum 37 in Narrowband Foraxx Palette

Revision title: Reprocessed the image that won me my first APOD.

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NGC 3572 and the Southern Tadpoles Gum 37 in Narrowband Foraxx Palette

Revision title: Reprocessed the image that won me my first APOD.

Acquisition details

Dates:
March 22, 2022 ·  March 23, 2022 ·  March 24, 2022
Frames:
Antlia 3nm Narrowband H-alpha: 35×600(5h 50′) (gain: 0.00) -10°C bin 1×1
Antlia 3nm Narrowband Oxygen III: 34×600(5h 40′) (gain: 0.00) -10°C bin 1×1
Antlia 3nm Narrowband Sulfur II: 40×600(6h 40′) (gain: 0.00) -10°C bin 1×1
Antlia V-Pro Blue 36 mm: 20×120(40′)
Antlia V-Pro Green 36 mm: 20×120(40′)
Antlia V-Pro Red 36 mm: 20×120(40′)
Integration:
20h 10′
Darks:
30
Flats:
30
Flat darks:
30
Avg. Moon age:
20.28 days
Avg. Moon phase:
69.00%
Bortle Dark-Sky Scale:
5.00

RA center: 11h10m13s.621

DEC center: -60°0202.16

Pixel scale: 0.495 arcsec/pixel

Orientation: -173.169 degrees

Field radius: 0.447 degrees

WCS transformation: thin plate spline

More info:Open 

Resolution: 5404x3613

File size: 27.6 MB

Locations: AstroShed Observatory, Ashby, WA, Australia

Data source: Backyard

Description

AWARDED APOD MAY 6 2022

The open star cluster NGC 3572 (top center) and its more prominent neighbors the emission nebula Southern Tadpoles also known as Gum 37 are in the southern constellation of Carina. The cluster also contains a planetary nebula designated PN G290.7+00.2 not really studied in detail in the past but now considered as a Photo-evaporating Globule and assigned the name PhJa 1. The cluster measures about 100 light-years across and is about 9,000 light years away. (Original version was awarded APOD on May 6 2022)

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Title: Reprocessed the image that won me my first APOD.

Description: Used new tools and processes, changed to the Foraxx palette and added RGB stars which I had shot at the time.

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NGC 3572 and the Southern Tadpoles Gum 37 in Narrowband Foraxx Palette, 



    
        

            Capturing Ancient Photons