Observation by Nick Hewitt: Nova Carinae near eta Carinae

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Nick Hewitt

Observer

Nick Hewitt

Observed

2018 Apr 03 - 11:00

Uploaded

2018 Apr 03 - 18:04

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Constellation

Carina

Field centre

RA: 10^h36^m
Dec: -59°42'
Position angle: -3°48'

Field size

3°53' × 2°35'

Equipment

iTelescope 12 Takahashi FSQ 106mm
Hydrogen Alpha

Exposure

2 x300sec Bin 1x1

Location

Siding Spring Observatory

Target name

Nova Carina

Title

Nova Carinae near eta Carinae

About this image

A 3 degree field centred on Nova Carinae (marked) . North is up, east left. The great eta Carinae nebula is prominent - a wonderful sight even in binoculars. The nova looks bright as in H-Alpha

Files associated with this observation

Eta Carina and Nova Carina 2018-04-04 1200ut Ha iT12 SSO 2 x 300s annotated copy copy copy.jpg (1.4 MB)

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Dean Ashton OBE, Jeremy Shears, David Basey, Graham Winstanley, David Swan, Peter Carson, Ron Johnson, Dr Ollie Garrett, Robert James Stuart

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