NGC 3324

David Mihalic

NGC 3324

Gabriela Mistral Nebula - the profile looks exactly like the famed Chilean poet

SPECIFICATIONS

Telescope ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................

PlaneWave CDK24 60cm f6.5

Camera ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................

FLI Proline PL 9000

Location ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Chile

Date of observation ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................

23-Mar-2021

Filters ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................

SHO 1 hour

Processing ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Pixinsight, Photoshop and Topaz Adjust

Gallery

Reprocess: R Aquarii - A symbiotic double star composed of a Mira type variable red giant and a white dwarf. Material from the red giant is being pulled away by the white dwarf creating loops seen in the image.

NGC 1398 - barred spiral galaxy in Fornax