Ngc 3324 & Gabriela Mistral Nebula

Ray Blais

Ngc 3324 & Gabriela Mistral Nebula

NGC 3324 is an open cluster in the constellation of Carina lying at a distance of about 9100 light years from Earth. The nebula present in this region is IC2599 (Gum31). This nebula has been nicknamed the Gabriela Mistral Nebula due to its resemblance to eh Nobel Prize winning Chilean poet.

SPECIFICATIONS

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

Planewave CDK24

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

FLI PL 9000

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

Rio Hurtado Valley, Chile El Sauce Observatory

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

April 2020 to June 2022

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

HSO

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

Pixinsight

Credits ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Telescope Live hosting facility