NGC 3372 Eta Carinae Nebula

NGC 3372 or The Eta Carinae Nebula is an emission nebula in the constellation Carina. It is located about 7,500 light-years from Earth. This is a first light from the STL Camera taken at the ASV Messier star party. Scope needs collimation with the larger sensor. Size: 76 x 50.1 arcmin, Pixel scale: 1.17 arcsec/pixel

Image Details
Camera STL-11000M
Scope GSO 8 RC
Mount EQ6-Pro
Guiding Self guide
Exposure LRGB 20:20:15:10, total 1:05 @ -20C
Location Heathcote
Date 2010-03-13
Coordinates RA: 10h 44m 11s
DEC: -59° 37' 00"
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NGC 3372 Eta Carinae Nebula

Annotations generated from the plate solve · OpenNGC · Sharpless · RCW · LBN · HYG