Eta Carinae

Riverland Dingo Observatory · Moorook, Australia

Eta Carinae by Ken Crawford

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Image Equipment Details

  • RCOS 14.5" Truss - Classical Cass
  • Paramount ME
  • Apogee Alta 16m
  • SBIG ST402 Guider
  • Astrodon MegaMoag
  • Astrodon 50mm Sq Filters

Exposure Details

  • Clear/ Lum = 0 minutes
  • Red = 120 minutes
  • Green = 120 minutes
  • Blue = 120 minutes
  • Ha 5nm = 120 minutes
  • OIII 3nm = 120 minutes
  • SII 5nm = 120 minutes

Software Used

  • MaxDL 5
  • CCDAutopilot 4
  • CCDStack
  • Photoshop CS3

About this image


The Eta Carinae system is a nebula in the constellation Carinae and includes a luminous blue variable. The most massive of the stars in the multiple system is over more than 100 times the mass of our Sun.

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This image date was taken at the Riverland Dingo Observatory.

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