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.
CommentThese fields are so rich that is very difficult to handle stars and nebulae correctly, but I think I managed it well enough.