The Carina Nebula, NGC 3572, and surrounding clusters. To the upper left is NGC 3532, the Football Cluster. To the upper right is NGC 3293, the Gem Cluster To the lower left is the nebula complex NGC 3576/81. This is a stack of 5 x 10 minute exposures at f/4.3 with the Borg 77mm astrograph (330mm focal length) and filter-modified Canon 5D MkII at ISO 800. Taken from Coonabarabran, Australia, March 2014.
The Carina Nebula, NGC 3372, and the Football Cluster, NGC 3532, at left, in a wide-field view with a 200mm telephoto lens to match a binocular field of view. At upper right is the Gem Cluster, NGC 3293. At lower left are the nebulas NGC 3576 and NGC 3603. This is a stack of 4 x 2-minute exposures with a 200mm lens at f/2.8 and filter-modified Canon 5D MkII at ISO 2500. Tracked but unguided on the AP 400 mount.
The Carina Nebula, NGC 3372, above the Southern Pleiades star cluster, IC 2602. At upper left is the Football Cluster, NGC 3532. At left are the colurful nebula NGC 3603 and NGC 3576. This is a stack of 4 x 2-minute exposures with the 200mm lens at f/2.8 and filtger-modified Canon 5D MkII at ISO 2500. Tracked on the AP 400 mount. Taken from Coonabarabran, Australia.
