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NGC 3293 an open cluster in the constellation Carina, embedded in a colorful nebula region. At a distance of 8000 light-years, it consists of more than 50 stars in a 10 arc minutes field and is one of the brightest open cluster in the southern sky (the brightest star is a red giant of mag 6.5).

Mount	Astro-Physics AP1200GTO	Published	AAPOD 24/12/2016
Telescope	RCOS 14.5" f/9
Camera	FLI PL16070
Filter	Astrodon LRGB
Exposure	L 29x8 / R 6x8 / G 6x8 / B 6x8 min
Total	6h 26min
Software	PixInsight
Date	Feb 2014
Location	Hacienda los Andes / Chile

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Image acquisition by CEDIC team
(Herbert Walter, Christoph Kaltseis, Bernhard Hubl und Wolfgang Leitner)

Image processing by Herbert Walter