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Target: NGC3372 Eta Carinae Nebula
Camera: Canon 350d Unmodified
Exposure Capture: DLSR Focus
Scope: Skywatcher 120 f/5 Achromat
Mount: EQ6 Pro
Exposure Setting: Prime focus, ISO800 ICNR off Daylight WB
Exposures: 20 x 3 minutes total 1 hr taken 17/1/09
Seeing: Average
Guiding: Orion Starshoot Autoguider using PHD
Focus: DSLR Focus
Stacking: DSS darks, lights, bias applied
Processing: PS7, PS CS3, PSP

Info: Situated in the Carina


Carinae Nebula 10h 45m 59.52 bright diffuse nebula surrounding n Carinae easily visible with the naked eye. Discovered by Lacaille 1751-52. This giant diffuse nebula is one of the largest H II regions (composed of ionized hydrogen gas) in our Milky Way galaxy. The star forming nebula NGC 3372 has produced the very conspicuous peculiar star Eta Carinae, which is among the most massive and luminous stars in our Milky Way, and perhaps in the universe.
Star forming region and its complex structure of bright area of gaseous emissions and dark absorption lanes bears examination with a wide range of apertures, it contains various star clusters and several double stars. Distance 3.4 kpc (10400ly)


Note: What intended to be a session on NGC2070 after 2477 but by 12:00 midnight it turned into Eta as 2070 was too high in the sky and it became a back breaking job trying to line it up and then focus on 2070 so I went for Eta instead.