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IC 2599 AKA GUM 31
EMISSION NEBULA IN CARINA
(Image centered at: ra 10 h:38 m / dec - 58º 43')
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March 2022, Home Backyard in Martínez, Buenos Aires, Argentina
DATA
TYPE: Emission Nebula
APPARENT DIAMETER: 20 arc minutes
VISUAL BRIGHTNESS: 6,7 for NGC 3324
DISTANCE: 7,500 light years
IMAGE INFORMATION1
INSTRUMENT: 8" ORION OPTICS UK (Ultra Grade Optics) w/Televue Paracorr working at at f5,75
CAMERA: QSI 583 WS
MOUNT: SKY WATCHER NEQ6, OAG with Starligh Xpress Lodestar
FILTERS: Baader LRGB Set
SKY CONDITIONS: urban skies - Bortle 8
EXPOSURES: LHARGB (60,40,40,40,40)
OBJECT DESCRIPTION AND IMAGE SESSION
Near the Norwest edge of Eta Carina Nebula we have this interesting star forming region called IC 2599. This glowing nebula has been carved by intense ultraviolet radiation and stellar winds from several hot and young stars. The high-energy radiation is sculpting the wall of the nebula by slowly eroding its away... this process is somehow visible in the image. NGC 3324 on the other hand, is the Open Cluster associated with the nebula. The stars of the cluster were formed from the material ejected by IC 2599. NGC 3324 was discovered by Scottish astronomer James Dunlop in1826.
Also visible the brightest star V370 Carinae (Magnitude range 5.45 - 5,52), and its nebula structure very close to it. The star is 8100 light years away.
V 370 Carinae
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(Image centered at: ra 10 h:38 m / dec - 58º 51')
