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Old 07-03-2006, 05:33 PM
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NGC 3372 - Eta Carina Nebula

Hello everyone,

here an image of the Eta Carina nebula I did last night. There's a higher resolution version here http://www.skylab.com.au/pmsa/ngc3372g.html

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Paul M

<TABLE id=table1 cellPadding=2 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD vAlign=top>Image Details</TD><TD vAlign=top></TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top>Image Field of View</TD><TD vAlign=top>~ 47 x 33 arc-minutes</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top>Telescope</TD><TD vAlign=top>12-inch f/5 newtonian telescope</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top>Guiding</TD><TD vAlign=top>hand guided with 4.5-inch guide-scope.</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top>Camera</TD><TD vAlign=top>
Canon EOS 300D Digital - Hα enabled.
</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top>Exposures</TD><TD vAlign=top>6 x 120 second exposure @ ISO200 with
dark and bias frames removed and flat-fielded.
average of 3 x 120 sec. darks,
average of 10 x 1/4000 sec bias,
average of 6 x 1 second flat fields.
</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top>Total Exposure time</TD><TD vAlign=top>12-minutes.</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top>Filter/equipment</TD><TD vAlign=top>Used Baader Multi-purpose Coma Corrector.</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top>Sky Conditions</TD><TD vAlign=top>Seeing: 9.5/10, first quarter moon at meridian.</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top>Ambient Temperature</TD><TD vAlign=top></TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top>Notes</TD><TD vAlign=top></TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top>Processing</TD><TD vAlign=top>Iris, Photoshop, Noiseware CE.</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
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