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NGC3372 (Carina Nebula)  [SHO], Dean Carr
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NGC3372 (Carina Nebula) [SHO]

NGC3372 (Carina Nebula)  [SHO], Dean Carr
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NGC3372 (Carina Nebula) [SHO]

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NGC 3372, also known as the Eta Carina Nebula, is a large, complex and very bright nebula approximately 6,500 to 10,000 light years away in the constellation of Carina.

This image was processed in PixInsight using the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) palette (Red = SII, Green = Ha, Blue = OIII), with a synthetic luminance blended from all three colour components. It has been drizzle integrated to increase resolution to approx. 0.6 arcsec/pixel.

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NGC3372 (Carina Nebula)  [SHO], Dean Carr