The Carina Nebula or Eta Carinae Nebula (catalogued as NGC 3372; also known as the Great Carina Nebula) is a large, complex area of bright and dark nebulosity in the constellation Carina, located in the Carina–Sagittarius Arm of the Milky Way galaxy. 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 and contains stars like the O2 supergiant HD 93129A. Trumpler 16 is the home of many extremely luminous stars, such as WR 25 and the Eta Carinae star system. Trumpler 15, Collinder 228, Collinder 232, NGC 3324, and NGC 3293 are also considered members of the association. NGC 3293 is the oldest and furthest from Trumpler 14, indicating sequential and ongoing star formation.
| Object | NGC3372 Eta Carina Nebula |
| Constellation: | Carina |
| Position: | RA 10h 48m 00s Dec -59° 57' 55'' |
| Apparent Size: | 120 x 120 arcmins |
| Apparent Magnitude: | +1.0 |
| Distance in light years: | 8500 ly |
| Photo Data | |
| Date of Expose: | 25 Feb - 31 Mar 2023 |
| Location: |
Heaven's Mirror Observatory Australia Yass, NSW 2582, Australia, ASL 530m GPS: -34.8285 N, 148.8413 W |
| Telescope: | AUS-2_CMOS: Takahashi FSQ-106ED f3.6/382mm |
| Camera: | QHY 600M Pro, 3.76μm, 9576px x 6382px, @ T sensor = -10°C |
| Field of View: | 233'x155' |
| Pixel Scale/Resolution: | 1.46 arcsec/px |
| Expose frames/times: | S 49x300s, H 50x300s, O 49x300s |
| Total expose: | 12h 20min |
| Filter: | Astrodon SII, Ha, OIII |
| Mount: | Paramount MX+ |
| Software: | Siril 1.4, Photoshop CC |
| Remarks: |
© Photos by Peter Cerveny
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