Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Carina (Car)  ·  Contains:  Carina Nebula  ·  IC 2599  ·  NGC 3293  ·  NGC 3372  ·  NGC 3496  ·  Part of the constellation Carina (Car)  ·  The star p Car  ·  The star r Car  ·  The star t1 Car  ·  The star u Car  ·  The star w Car  ·  eta Car Nebula
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Battle of nebula titans: Orion M42 (left) vs Carina NGC 3372 (right), AstroGinger
Battle of nebula titans: Orion M42 (left) vs Carina NGC 3372 (right)
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Battle of nebula titans: Orion M42 (left) vs Carina NGC 3372 (right)

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Battle of nebula titans: Orion M42 (left) vs Carina NGC 3372 (right), AstroGinger
Battle of nebula titans: Orion M42 (left) vs Carina NGC 3372 (right)
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Battle of nebula titans: Orion M42 (left) vs Carina NGC 3372 (right)

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Taken with an ACL200, montage side by side, roughly the same integration time for the same field of view.
Carina in the southern emisphere is massive despite being 6.5 times farest than Orion in the northen.
With a size of 230 vs 12 light years.

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Battle of nebula titans: Orion M42 (left) vs Carina NGC 3372 (right), AstroGinger