Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Carina (Car)  ·  Contains:  Carina Nebula  ·  NGC 3372  ·  eta Car Nebula
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Eta Calina Nebula (NGC 3372, Closeup), Miles Zhou
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Eta Calina Nebula (NGC 3372, Closeup)

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Eta Calina Nebula (NGC 3372, Closeup)

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The Carina Nebula or Eta Carinae Nebula (catalogued as NGC 3372) is a large, complex area of bright and dark nebulosity in the constellation Carina, located in the Carina–Sagittarius Arm of the Milky Way galaxy. The nebula is approximately 8,500 light-years(2,600 pc) from Earth.

This is a simple LRGB combination.

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Eta Calina Nebula (NGC 3372, Closeup), Miles Zhou