NGC 3372 Eta Carina Nebula in RGB (Ian Parr)

Celestial hemisphere: Southern · Constellation: Carina (Car) · Contains: Carina Nebula · IC 2599 · NGC 3324 · NGC 3372 · Part of the constellation Carina (Car) · The star t1 Car · The star u Car · The star w Car · eta Car Nebula

NGC 3372 Eta Carina Nebula in RGB, Ian Parr

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NGC 3372 Eta Carina Nebula in RGB

Located approximately 8500 light years in Carina resides a spectacularly violent HII region. Nnestled in that is second largest star in our galaxy which is destined for a short but furious life.
Actually a double star in an accelrating collapse cycle which, should it go super dooper nova, would be visible in daytime. When the dust settles this region would be be gone.
Always a visual treat through a big wide field nagler but the Homunculus is mind boggling with a small eyepiece on good 20" on a good night.
Of all the objects I have viewed in the Southern Sky, nothing comes close to demonstrating clearly that the dynamic range of the human eye is better than most sensors.
The mottled lobs and jets are very distinct whereas sensors drown them out. Finding a good image of the Homunculus is, or was, not easy. Maybe a web cam on a big dob. Strange that few give it a red hot go on larger instruments.

The entire nebula would have looked very different before the Great Eruption in the 1840s surrounded Eta Carinae with dust, drastically reducing the amount of ultraviolet light it put into the nebula.
Over the last 20 years Eta Carina has brightened signficantly as dust from the 1840's eruption clears and is now easily visible to the naked eye.

Last night was pretty good with a SQM reading of 20.3 and nice seeing. This object is very well suited to the FOV of the 71 Redcat once it cleared a neigbours ginormous damn gum tree.
If that sucker catches fire it will both spectacular and crazy dangerous to everything around it. With luck the local fire service will decide it has to go.

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