Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Carina (Car)  ·  Contains:  Carina Nebula  ·  NGC 3372  ·  eta Car Nebula
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NGC 3372 - Core of the Carina Nebula, Ferrante Enriques

NGC 3372 - Core of the Carina Nebula

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NGC 3372 - Core of the Carina Nebula, Ferrante Enriques

NGC 3372 - Core of the Carina Nebula

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There are several interesting objects in the frame:
- The Carina OB1  is one of the largest hot blue stars of spectral types B and O associations in our galaxy
- The Homunculus Nebula surrounding Eta Carinae (the brightest in the image)  is not visible because of the star brightness and it mostly emits in IR
- Among the stars in OB1 there is WR25 that is the most luminous  known star in the Milky Way. See the image detail in the comments

The image was taken in May/June 2022,  ~8hrs per channel in collaboration with  @Piet Vanneste

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NGC 3372 - Core of the Carina Nebula, Ferrante Enriques