The Carina Nebula is a photograph by Ricky Barnard which was uploaded on December 12th, 2012.
The Carina Nebula
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The Carina Nebula
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Ricky Barnard
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I also have a HUGE three panel set of this nebula! Please have a look!
The Carina Nebula (also known as the Great Nebula in Carina, the Eta Carina Nebula, or NGC 3372) is a large bright nebula that surrounds several open clusters of stars. Eta Carinae and HD 93129A, two of the most massive and luminous stars in our Milky Way galaxy, are among them. The nebula lies at an estimated distance between 6,500 and 10,000 light years from Earth. It appears in the constellation of Carina, and is located in the Carina�Sagittarius Arm. The nebula contains multiple O-type stars.
The nebula is one of the largest diffuse nebulae in our skies. Although it is some four times as large and even brighter than the famous Orion Nebula, the Carina Nebula is much less well known, due to its location far in the Southern Hemisphere. It was discovered by Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in 1751�52 from the Cape of Good Hope.
Image credit NASA and ESA.
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December 12th, 2012