Eta Carinae and Running Chicken widefield
© Velimir Popov & Emil Ivanov 2013
Size: 2000 px
 

This two panel mosaic covers a 25,6 x 17 deg. field of the sky including the prominent Eta Carinae Nebula, Running Chicken Nebula, as well as the open clusters NGC 3532 (Whishing Well Cluster), IC 2602 (Southern Pleiades), NGC 3144, NGC 3766 and others.

Image details

Annotation
Center of field RA 10:46:59 (h:m:s)
Center of field DE -59:44:27 (deg:m:s)
Size 25.6 x 17 (deg)
Pixel scale: 46.0 (arcsec/pixel)
Orientation: Up is -98.4 degrees E of N
Charts and image details obtained from Astrometry.net
Optic(s): 200 mm Canon lens @ 2.8
Mount: Meade LX75
Camera: Canon 60 Da
Filters: -
Dates/Times: 12 May 2013
Location: Namibia-TIVOLI ASTROFARM, S 23° 27' 40,9" / E 18° 01' 02,2"
Exp. Details: 2 x 20 x 2min - Total Exposure Time - 80 min
More details: -
Processing: PixInsight / PS
 
Copyright: Velimir Popov and Emil Ivanov 2013. All Rights Reserved
 
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