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Carina Nebula - genuine SHO from OSC, David Arseneau
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Carina Nebula - genuine SHO from OSC

Carina Nebula - genuine SHO from OSC, David Arseneau
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Carina Nebula - genuine SHO from OSC

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I recently picked up two new IDAS narrowband filters: the NB2 and NB3. Both pass the Oiii as per normal, but the difference lies in the reds - the NB2 passes the Ha wavelength while the NB3 passes the Sii wavelength. With these new tools in hand I revisited the Carina Nebula over a couple of clear nights.

I ended up taking 70 3-minute subs with each filter which gave me great Ha (70 subs) and Oiii (140 subs) integrations, but I think I needed more Sii integration time, or perhaps longer sub exposures. Regardless, it was wonderful to try my hand at a full SHO image, and I think it turned out reasonably well.

Plenty of more targets to revisit

I hope you enjoy!

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