Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Carina (Car)  ·  Contains:  NGC 3199
NGC 3199, Jan Scheers
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HSO-image of NGC 3199, an emission nebula in the constellation Carina and also known as the Banana Nebula. It is a bow shock around the central star, WR 18, an especially hot and  luminous Wolf–Rayet star.

This image was acquired with the Planewave CDK24 telescope and FLI PL09000 CCD-camera from Telescope Live in El Sauce Observatory, Chile. FOV 32' x 32' (0.68"/px)

Total integration time 240 minutes
8 subs of 600s with each narrowband filter  (H-alpha, SII & OIII).

Processing with AstroPixelProcessor and Photoshop CC with AstroPanel Pro, Astronomy Tools, Topaz Sharpen AI & Franzis Denoise Projects 3 plug-ins.

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NGC 3199, Jan Scheers