NGC 3292 in Carina (its been a while)

[TrevorW]

Target: NGC3293 In Carina
Camera: QHY 8 OSC CCD
Exposure Capture: Maxim DL
Scope: GSO 8” RC
EFR: f/6.4 with WO F2 reducer
Mount: G11-G2
Exposure Setting: Prime focus
Exposures: 11 X 10 min 2 x 15 2hr 10min 19-20/12/2011
Seeing: no moon, slight wind, average seeing lot of moisture in air
Guiding: Orion Starshoot Autoguider using PHD with WO72
Focus: Bahlintov mask
Stacking: Maxim
Processing: Maxim, PS CS3, crop

Right Ascension 10 : 35.8 (h:m)
Declination -58 : 14 (deg:m)
Distance 8.4 (kly)
Visual Brightness 4.7 (mag)
Apparent Dimension 6 (arc min)
Discovered by Abbe Lacaille in 1751-52.
This cluster is another one of Abbe Lacaille's discoveries, made during his 1751-1752 journey to South Africa.
NGC 3293 consists of more than 50 stars in a 10 arc minutes field, the brightest of which is a red giant of mag 6.5, between many hot, blue bright stars (the hottest of spectral type B0). Rests of some nebulous material, floating between the stars which have probably formed from them. With an estimated age of only 10 million years, NGC 3293 is a very young cluster.
:hi:

[mill]

First of all, where did you steal good weather from :rofl:
A very nice picture with that lonely red star :thumbsup:

[renormalised]

Trevor bought one of those big industrial fans at Bunnings. That's why his weather is cloudless :):):P

Nice shot Trevor :)

[gregbradley]

Very nice Trevor.

Greg.

[TrevorW]

Thanks Marty, Carl and Greg

there is some nebula around this cluster but I couldn't tease it out

[marki]

Good job Trevor

Mark

[jjjnettie]

Such a pretty cluster. :)

[midnight]

Like jewels Trevor.

Very nice indeed!

Darrin...

[Ross G]

Great photo Trevor.

Very Christmas like...


Ross

[TrevorW]

Thanks Mark, JJ , Darrin and Ross

this is one on many clusters in Carina, and I agree is a beauty, maybe someone can give me an insight into capturing the nebula that surrounds it, I picked up some but very faint

How'd you go the same night Darrin

Cheers

[midnight]

Terrible Trevor. I got frustrated and only drift aligned at the meridian and did not check my alt which resulted in unacceptable field rotation as I was doing 10 min subs @ 812mm.

Bugger but last night I did both. Still not happy with my SN. I'll be posting later today.

Cheers,
Darrin...

[TrevorW]

Get Alignmaster works a treat and dead easy

[RickC]

That is very jewel like Trevor, very nice
The nebula around there must be very faint?

Richard

[multiweb]

Nice cluster shot. Great star colors. :thumbsup:

[TrevorW]

Thanks Ric and Marc

this cluster looks similar to the Jewel Box

[ReaPerMan]

Hi Trevor, there is a PS plugin called Topaz adjust, try the demo version to see if it works for you. The plugin has some HDR settings with a dynamic brightness, i am very surprised at how much it can make hidden things pop out. If the data is there it will find it.

all the best

Paul

[TrevorW]

Thanks Paul I''l give it a go

[strongmanmike]

Yeh nice cluster, great capture Trevor, bit like the Jewel Box really...

Mike

[TrevorW]

Thanks Mike, Merry Xmas

have you done this one before, I'd think with the new ASA aperture/speed and your camera the surrounding nebula would come up a treat

[strongmanmike]

Thanks and same to you :thumbsup:

NO haven't done this one actually but you might be right, it could be a good target for a darker sky.

And it isn't an ASA its an Orion Optics AG12 ;)

Mike

[TrevorW]

Sorry my mistake confused not paying attention I think you did have an ASA at one stage no?

Cheers