Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Carina (Car)  ·  Contains:  NGC 3199  ·  PK283-01.2
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NGC 3199 - BANANA NEBULA, Shaun Robertson
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NGC 3199 us an emission nebula in the constellation of Carina and commonly known as the Banana Nebula due to it's distinct shape.
It is a bow shock around the central Wolf Rayet star WR18.
This image consists of 15 hours of narrowband data taken from my Bortle 5 Melbourne backyard.

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NGC 3199 - BANANA NEBULA, Shaun Robertson