Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Carina (Car)  ·  Contains:  NGC 3372  ·  eta Car nebula
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The Eta Carina Nebula, Russell Cockman
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The Eta Carina Nebula

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The Eta Carina Nebula, Russell Cockman
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The Eta Carina Nebula

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Arguably the finest emission nebula in the sky, it's just too big for the field of view of my telescope (~2.8x2.1 deg). The entire region glows red because of the intense radiation from the massive blue supergiant star, eta (just below the "Keyhole Nebula" at left of centre). The nebula contains numerous star clusters and intricate dusty lanes. Distance 7,500 ly.

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The Eta Carina Nebula, Russell Cockman