Gum 36 and Stock 13 - emission nebulae and star cluster in the constellation Carina
To the east of the well-known bright star cluster NGC 3532 is the small but very pretty emission nebula Gum 36. The nebula and the neighboring open star cluster Stock 13 (see annotated image) have the same distance to Earth and are therefore also real neighbors in space.
| Date: | 24.06.2024 |
| Optics: | Planewave CDK 12.5 with Televue 0.8x reducer |
| Aperture: | 318 mm |
| Focal Length: | 2030 mm |
| Camera: | Alccd 12 |
| Exposure: | 21 x 600 s |
| Location: | Chamaeleon Observatory, Onjala Lodge, Namibia |
| Processing: | PixInsight, Photoshop |
| Diameter: | 12 light years (Gum 36) |
| Distance: | 10,000 light years |
