Stellar nurseries in the Carina Nebula from New Zealand, 2024

Carina

Captured multiple nights last February during my campervan family trip in New Zealand. A brilliant target even with the naked eye, everywhere in New Zealand if you are away from city lights. Kaikoura, Foxton and Raglen a few of the places I visited and pointed my ultra portable set up to this unique point of our skies where stellar nurseries are happening.

Tech Card

Date / Location

11th February 2024, Kaikoura, New Zealand, Bortle Class 3 ~SGM: 21.71 mag./arc sec2, 15th February 2024, Raglan, New Zealand, Bortle Class 3 ~SGM: 21.73 mag./arc sec2

Equipment

Camera: Nikon D810A

Lens: Samyang 135mm f/2

Mount: Skywatcher Star Adventurer

Image Quality

14 bit RAW (NEF)

Exposure time per image / number of composites and sensitivity

71 x 90s ISO 1600 f/2.8

Total Integration Time

1 hr and 46 mins

Calibration Frames

20 Darks, 50 Bias, 20 Flats

Software

PixInsight 1.8 Core

Photoshop

DEEP SKY

Deep Sky photographs

STARSCAPE

Starscape photographs

SOLAR SYSTEM

Solar system photographs

EVENTS

Various astronomical events photographs