Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Carina (Car)  ·  Contains:  Carina Nebula  ·  Foramen  ·  IC 2602  ·  IC 2621  ·  IC 2714  ·  L Car  ·  M Car  ·  NGC 3372  ·  Part of the constellation Carina (Car)  ·  T Car  ·  The star w Car  ·  The star z Car  ·  The star θ Car  ·  eta Car  ·  eta Car Nebula  ·  tet Car  ·  tet Car Cluster  ·  w Car  ·  z Car  ·  z02 Car
Getting plate-solving status, please wait...
The Southern Pleiades and Hα Emission, Nicolas Adriano Faria Sanches
Powered byPixInsight

The Southern Pleiades and Hα Emission

Getting plate-solving status, please wait...
The Southern Pleiades and Hα Emission, Nicolas Adriano Faria Sanches
Powered byPixInsight

The Southern Pleiades and Hα Emission

Equipment

Loading...

Acquisition details

Loading...

Description

This open star cluster is such a jewel of the southern hemisphere skies, and it's a privilege to be able to observe it. It's so bright and unique that its popular name compares it to Pleiades, which is, of course, one of the most exquisite star clusters in the sky. I've been observing this star cluster ever since I discovered its existence, whether with the naked eye, using binoculars or even a telescope, and it's a pleasure for me to finally have a picture of it!

Despite the main object of the picture being very bright, merging H-alpha with RGB always requires different tricks and adjustments to get the best result. I hope you enjoyed the picture as much as I did. Constructive criticism, comments and suggestions are more than welcome in the comments section!

Comments