HaOIIIOIII with synthetic green
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Hubble palette SIIHaOIII
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| Catalogue and alternative designations | NGC
3372, Eta Carinae nebula
|
| Type | Emission Nebula |
| Position | 10 45.1, -59 52 |
| Constellation | Carina |
| Camera and Telescope | STXL6303 and 36.8 cm Ritchey Chretien |
| Focal Ratio | F9 |
| Exposure Details | HaOIIIOIII
using 3nm Astrodon filters and
AO-X. The hydrogen Alpha
was 210 minutes and the OIII 165
minutes. The Ha was added
at 50% opacity to form a
luminance layer.
The Hubble palette version used an additional 400 minutes of Ha (5nm filter). 15 minutes of RGB were taken for the stars. |
| Description | This vast and complex emission nebula surrounding the star Eta Carinae is easily visible to the naked eye and a fine telescopic object. Eta Carinae itself is surrounded by a 15" wide nebula called the Homunculus, some indications of which can be seen in these images. |