NGC 3293 (Car)

NGC 3293 (Car)

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Date/Site: 4. March 2019, Daniel-Verschatse-Observatory at the Hacienda los Andes, Chile
Exposure/
Filter:		 R: 6 x 60 seconds
G: 6 x 60 seconds
B: 6 x 60 seconds
L: 6 x 60 seconds
Hα: 6 x 600 seconds (-30°C)
Camera: FLI PL16803 with Astrodon II-filters
Optics/
Instrument:		 TEC 500mm f/9 RC on AP1600 GTO
Guiding via MOAG with Lodestar,
focusing with FLI Atlas and @Focus3,
image acquisition: The SkyX,
Calibration with MaximDL, processing with PixInsight 1.8

In my opinion this star cluster is the most beautiful in the skies. For good reason it is called the "Gem Cluster".
A CCD-camera adds the red swaths of glowing hydrogen gas to the picture.

© Friedhelm Hübner, last revision:  23.07.2025