NGC 3293 region

Constellation: Carina

NGC 3293 is a young (~10 million years old) open cluster NGC in the constellation Carina. It is located about 8’000 Ly from Earth. Link to interactive sky chart.

Dates:

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

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

Telescope & Mount:

Planewave CDK17 on a Software Bisque Paramount ME mount.

Imaging:

Camera: SBIG STXL11002 (bin 1×1)

Data:
Astrodon Ha: 17x1200s
Astrodon O-III: 39x1200s
Astrodon R: 11x300s
Astrodon G: 11x300s
Astrodon B: 11x300s

Total integration time: 21h 25′