NGC 3199
HII Region-Wolf-Rayet Shell
Carina
30/04/03
Ilford NSW Australia
41cm f4.7 Dobsonian Telescope
Field 40′
Magnification: 100x with Oxygen III filter
Black Canford paper
White pen
White pencil
White pastel chalk
Blending stump
Only some 4deg from the Keyhole Nebula lies this lovely diffuse nebula
surrounded by numerous pretty stars, one of which is a Wolf-Rayet and
the powerhouse generating this ghostly object.
Looks so serene, but I would not like to get to close to this region, as
I imagine it would be pretty hostile.
Scott Mellish
Scott,
Great sketch. This is an impressive sight through your eyes in this sketch.
Frank 🙂
Thanks Frank.
This nebula is often overlooked, as obsevers tend to concentrate on Eta Carinae.