Carina CHI-6
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Carina CHI-6
The Carina Nebula or Eta Carinae Nebula (catalogued as NGC 3372; also known as the Grand Nebula, Great Carina Nebula) is a large, complex area of bright and dark nebulosity in the constellation Carina, and is located in the Carina–Sagittarius Arm. The nebula is approximately 8,500 light-years (2,600 pc) from Earth. The nebula has within its boundaries the large Carina OB1 association and several related open clusters, including numerous O-type stars and several Wolf–Rayet stars. Carina OB1 encompasses the star clusters Trumpler 14 and Trumpler 16. Trumpler 14 is one of the youngest known star clusters at half a million years old. Trumpler 16 is the home of WR 25, currently the most luminous star known in our Milky Way galaxy, together with the less luminous but more massive and famous Eta Carinea.
Telescope
CHI-6
Camera
FLI ML 16200
Location
EL SAUCE OSERVATORY, CHILE
Date of observation
19 apr 2021
Filters
O3 3nm, S2 3nm, HA 3nm Astrodon
Processing
Affinity, starnett, siril
Credits
Nik Szymanek