NGC 3199

Constellation: Carina

NGC 3199 is an emssion nebula in the constellation Carina. Link to interactive sky chart.

The image contains the Wolf-Rayet star WR 18, which is located 6272.37 Ly from Earth. It is the brighter star just above the centre of the image below.

Dates:

This is derived from the outstanding data taken by Martin Pugh during the month of May 2023 (Martin’s website: Remote Astrophotography with Martin Pugh (martinpughastrophotography.space).

His telescope is located in Chile (Observatory: El Sauce).

Colour palette is SHO.

Telescope & Mount:

Planewave CDK24 (F6.5) on a Planewave L600 mount.

Imaging:

Camera: Moravian G3-61000 (bin 2×2)

Data:
Nebula:
Astrodon Ha: 14x900s
Astrodon O3: 15x900s
Astrodon S2: 27x900s

Stars:
Astrodon R: 8x180s
Astrodon G: 9x180s
Astrodon B: 16x180s

Total integration time: 15h 39′