NGC 3247 – RCW49

NGC3247 in the Carina constellation around 20,000 light-years away is an often-overlooked structure in the southern skies due to the Eta Carina Nebula being a brighter and a highly impressive target so close by.

The HII Ionized region in the upper right corner of this image is NGC 3247. The very dim nebula to the left and bottom right corner are very rarely imaged at this resolution. A fair amount of structure is visible that I have not seen before. These would certainly be great targets for a larger telescope.

Image Processing: Mark Hanson

Data Collection: Martin Pugh

Telescope1: 17" Planewave CDK f6.5 Location: SWOS, El Sauce Chile

Enjoy, Mark