Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Carina (Car)  ·  Contains:  Carina Nebula  ·  IC 2599  ·  NGC 3324  ·  NGC 3372  ·  The star w Car  ·  eta Car Nebula
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Eta Carinae complex, Andrew Lockwood
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Eta Carinae complex

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Eta Carinae complex

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9000 light years away in the constellation Carina is the NGC3372 complex. This star forming region hosts the extraordinary star eta Carinae, which is shedding material into the small homunculus nebula surrounding it. There's plenty in here for the visual observer, most famously is the dark keyhole nebula (here upside down) to the left of the star eta Carianae.

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Eta Carinae complex, Andrew Lockwood