Voted Image of the Year 2011 on UK Astro Imaging Forum http://ukastroimaging.co.uk/forums/index.php Cropped from full frame image You can see the complex shells of ejected material around Eta Carina itself below centre. **Click on the image to see a closer view. AP152 F7.5 Starfire APO refractor with 4" field flattener FLI ProLine11002 CCD & CFW-2-7 LHaRGB = 10 20 10 10 10min (bin 1X1) Astronomik filters -35C chip temp, darks and flats (AstroHandy LightRing used for flats) Focal Length 1300mm Image scale 1.4"/pix Guide Camera: Starlightxpress SXVH9 Comments: Average seeing (low altitude) Equipment setup: http://www.pbase.com/strongmanmike2002/image/81003751/original Some links to equipment used to take this image: Finger Lakes Instrumentation CCD cameras: http://www.flicamera.com/ Astro-Elecronic FS2 scope GOTO controller: http://www.astro-electronic.de/ Gerd Neumann and Astronomik filters: http://www.astronomik.com/en/home http://www.gerdneumann.net/ MSB Software & Astroart 4 http://www.msb-astroart.com/ STAR Atlas:PRO planetarium software: http://www.skylab.com.au/ AstroHandy Accessories http://www.pbase.com/strongmanmike2002/astrohandy_lightring http://www.astrohandy.com
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