Skymonsters

Astrophotography by Nicola Montecchiari

Eastern Carina

Emission Nebula Eastern Carina
Date/Place2009-05-24 at Farm Hakos, Namibia
CoordinatesAR 11h 09m 17m DEC -59° 56'06"
InstrumentTakahashi FSQ85ED
CameraModified 450D
IntegrationStack of 12x540s frames at ISO 800. Pre-Processing with IRIS, stack and stretch with PICTools and final adjustments with Pixinsight LE.
DescriptionA really rich field
CommentThese fields are so rich that is very difficult to handle stars and nebulae correctly, but I think I managed it well enough.