| "The sky is the ultimate art gallery just above us." - Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 - 82) |
Astrophotography by Jason Jennings |
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| Nebulae :: RCW58 - Wolf-Rayet Bubble | |
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| Object | RCW58 - Wolf-Rayet Bubble |
| Comment |
Located in the constellation Carina, an extremely dim shell of gas forms a ring like appearance around the Wolf Rayet star HD96548. Designated RCW58, the expanding bubble of gas has formed as a result of the central star ejecting stellar matter outward at extremely high velocity. RCW58 is located nearby other infamous deep sky objects such as Eta Carina and the Running Chicken Nebula as seen here. This image is a LRGB composite. Synthetic luminance derived from RGB data set. Lightbuckets 16" RCOS. |
| Optics | RCOS 16" F/8.4 (3360 mm FL) |
| Camera | Apogee Alta U9000 - 1x1 bin (image scale .74 arcsec/pix) |
| Mount | Paramount ME |
| Exposure |
Total exposure time: 4.5 hours (RGB:90min each) |
| Date | March 2010 |