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The magnificent Carina Nebula
The Carina Nebula, located in the Carina constellation, lights up in a bright red of this image taken at ESO's La Silla Observatory. The Carina Nebula is home to a the Eta Carinae star system, stars with a combined luminosity five million times higher than the Sun.
Credit:Zdeněk Bardon/ESO
Over de afbeelding
| Id: | etacarinae-ch17-bardon-cc |
| Type: | Fotografisch |
| Publicatiedatum: | 13 september 2017 10:26 |
| Grootte: | 2860 x 1906 px |
Over het object
| Naam: | Carina Nebula, NGC 3372 |
| Type: | Milky Way : Nebula : Appearance : Emission : H II Region |
| Afstand: | 10000 lichtjaren |
| Constellation: | Carina |
| Categorie: | Nebulae Stars |
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 10 57 3.27 |
| Position (Dec): | -60° 48' 28.60" |
| Field of view: | 1392.79 x 928.20 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 29.0° left of vertical |
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