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′