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NGC3324

Image taken at Clayton Bay, South Australia

Equipment - GSO RC12 STXL11002

Guiding - Integrated guide camera

Software - MaximDL, Focusmax, Pinpoint, CCDautopilot 5

SII Ha OIII 60 180 240 (30 minute subs narrow band)

Darks, flats and biases applied

Processed in CCD stack and Photoshop CS6

Object -Located in the constellation of Carina at a distance of about 7200 light years. Also known as Gabriela Mistral Nebula, the nebula has given birth to soem very massive stars several million years ago.