Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Carina (Car)  ·  Contains:  NGC 3293  ·  NGC 3324  ·  NGC 3372  ·  Part of the constellation Carina (Car)  ·  eta Car nebula
The Carina Nebula and the Nova Carinae 2018, Lionel Majzik
The Carina Nebula and the Nova Carinae 2018
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The Carina Nebula and the Nova Carinae 2018

The Carina Nebula and the Nova Carinae 2018, Lionel Majzik
The Carina Nebula and the Nova Carinae 2018
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The Carina Nebula and the Nova Carinae 2018

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The Carina Nebula is a large, complex area of bright and dark nebulosity in the constellation Carina, and is located in the Carina–Sagittarius Arm.

Nova Carinae 2018 (ASASSN-18fv), a bright nova in Carina.

The nova magnitude was around 6.5 when I took the photo.

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24/03/2018; 26/03/2018; 28/03/2018

Total exposure time: 1.6 hour

iTelescope - T8, Siding Spring Observatory FLI Microline 16803

Takahashi FSQ ED 106/530 mm Paramount PME

3 x 300 s R, G, B, 5 x 300 s Lum, 1 x 600 s Ha, OIII, SII

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The Carina Nebula and the Nova Carinae 2018, Lionel Majzik