RCOS 12.5″ f/9 Ritchey-Chrétien, SBIG STL-11000M, Losmandy Titan
Frames: 140×600″(23h 20′)
NGC 3324 is an open cluster in the southern constellation Carina, located northwest of the Carina Nebula (NGC 3372) at a distance of 9,100 ly from Earth.
It is closely associated with the emission nebula IC 2599, also known as Gum 31. The two are often confused as a single object, and together have been nicknamed the “Gabriela Mistral Nebula” due to its resemblance to the Chilean poet.