The Great Carina Nebula

The Great Carina Nebula
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The Great Carina Nebula

The Eta Carinae Nebula, a.k.a NG 3372 or The Great Carina Nebula, a diffuse emission nebula in Carina ~8000 light-years away and ~230 light-years across. It is one of the largest nebulas in the skies, even larger and brighter than the Great Orion Nebula.

False color image from narrowband filters SII, H-alpha, and OIII 12h 20m (50:49:49x300s) from AUS-2 Takahashi FSQ-106ED (106 mm) F3.6 telescope with QHY 600M Pro camera and Astrodon 3nm SHO filters, situated in Heaven's Mirror Observatory, Australia. Part of the telescope.live network. Taken on multiple dates Feb-March 2023.

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SPECIFICATIONS
Telescope ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Telescope
AUS-2 Takahashi FSQ-106ED
Camera ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Camera
QHY 600M Pro
Location ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Location
Heaven's Mirror Observatory
Date of observation ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Date of observation
Feb-March 2023
Filters ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Filters
Astrodon SHO 3nm
Processing ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Processing
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