One of the more interesting areas of the southern winter Milky Way is the region of the Carina nebula. It is a very bright and very impressive nebula. Nearby there is also a fainter star forming region of intense nebulosity, NGC 3324. In the center is the Gabriela Mistral nebula, so named for a famous Nobel Prize winning Chilean poet.
While the Carina nebula is easily seen with the unaided eye, the Gabriela Mistral is many times fainter and I could not see it even with binoculars.
This first image is taken in H-alpha, 30 x 600 seconds exposure with the 175EDF refractor. It shows the entire region including the outermost parts of the carina region on the right and the beautiful star cluster at bottom left.
Rolando
While the Carina nebula is easily seen with the unaided eye, the Gabriela Mistral is many times fainter and I could not see it even with binoculars.
This first image is taken in H-alpha, 30 x 600 seconds exposure with the 175EDF refractor. It shows the entire region including the outermost parts of the carina region on the right and the beautiful star cluster at bottom left.
Rolando
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