NGC 3199 - The Banana Nebula
This is a picture of NGC 3199, also known as the Banana Nebula. It is an emission nebula about 12,000 light years away in the constellation Carina. It was thought to be the bow shock around the central star, WR 18, an especially hot and luminous Wolf–Rayet star; however, it was determined that the nebula formed due to the composition of local space, not because of the star's movement
SPECIFICATIONS
Telescope
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Telescope
Planewave CDK24
Camera
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Location
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Location
Rio Hurtado, Chile
Date of observation
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Date of observation
6 April 2023
Filters
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Filters
Astrodon 2GEN, Ha (3nm), SII (3nm), OIII (3nm)
Processing
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Processing
Pixinsight and Photoshop
Credits
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Credits
Bernard Miller/Telescope Live
