Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Carina (Car)  ·  Contains:  Carina Nebula  ·  NGC 3372  ·  eta Car Nebula
Eta Carinae Nebula, Graham
Eta Carinae Nebula
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Eta Carinae Nebula

Eta Carinae Nebula, Graham
Eta Carinae Nebula
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Eta Carinae Nebula

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The Carina Nebula[7] or Eta Carinae Nebula[8] (catalogued as NGC 3372; also known as the Great Carina Nebula[9]) is a large, complex area of bright and dark nebulosity in the constellation Carina, and it is located in the Carina–Sagittarius Arm. The nebula is approximately 8,500 light-years (2,600 pc) from Earth.
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This image set was taken using Slooh's Chile 2 wide field scope. This instrument is a Dall-Kirkam 17" of 2938 focal length and FLI camera giving a 43' x43' field of view.

The LRGB FITS files were processed using Affinity Photo Plus.

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Eta Carinae Nebula, Graham