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Imaging telescopes or lenses: Bintel Newton 8"
Imaging cameras: Canon EOS 550D / Rebel T2i
Resolution: 952x840
Dates: May 29, 2012
Frames: 4x120"
Integration: 0.1 hours
Avg. Moon age: 7.54 days
Avg. Moon phase: 51.72%
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.
