Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Carina (Car)  ·  Contains:  NGC 3293  ·  NGC 3324  ·  NGC 3372  ·  NGC 3496  ·  Part of the constellation Carina (Car)  ·  eta Car nebula
Carina Nebula NGC3372, Paul Storey
Carina Nebula NGC3372
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Carina Nebula NGC3372

Carina Nebula NGC3372, Paul Storey
Carina Nebula NGC3372
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Carina Nebula NGC3372

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The Carina Nebula one of the great targets in the Southern Hemisphere. Wikipedia entry :

The Carina Nebula (catalogued as NGC 3372; also known as the Grand Nebula, Great Nebula in Carina, or Eta Carinae Nebula) is a large, complex area of bright and dark nebulosity in the constellation Carina, and is located in the Carina–Sagittarius Arm. The nebula lies at an estimated distance between 6,500 and 10,000 light-years (2,000 and 3,100 pc) from Earth.

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Carina Nebula NGC3372, Paul Storey