An open cluster in Carina…astro-imaging
Tag: Carina
Eta Carinae
The Nebula & The Star.
Nebula and Cluster in Carina
The Gabriela Mistral Nebula & the Gem star cluster.
Planetary Nebula NGC 3211
Designation: NGC 3211, in southern constellation of Carina. Visual magnitude: +10.7 Apparent size: 0.3 arc-minutes. Diameter: 0.5 light years. Distance: 6,700 … More
Eta Carinae Nebula
Designation: Caldwell 92, NGC 3372, in constellation of Carina. Visual magnitude: +1.0. Apparent size in arc-minutes: 120′ x 120′. Diameter in light … More
NGC 3532
Image of NGC 3532, an open star cluster containing 120 stars, on the outskirts of the Carina nebula. It was … More
Eta Carinae Nebula
The Great Nebula in Carina (NGC 3372) is a naked eye object in the Southern Hemisphere and is very popular … More
IC 2602 – Southern Pleiades
Having imaged the Pleiades star cluster recently, I found myself imaging IC 2602 (Theta Carinae Cluster) a couple of weeks … More
Gem Cluster
A Southern Hemisphere object. Object Details: NGC 3293 Constellation: Carina. Visual magnitude: +4.7 Apparent diameter: 6.0 arc-min. (about one fifth … More
Telescopic Star Trails
The motion of the stars in Carina, as viewed through my telescope. Note the different star colours and the ghostly … More
Eta Carinae Nebula
The Eta Carinae Nebula – a bright nebula visible to the naked eye in the Southern Hemisphere sky. It is … More
Star Cluster NGC 2516
This is a beautiful southern cluster of about a hundred stars, which fitted just nicely into the field of view. … More
