Open in 3DWhat it is
One of the largest star-forming regions in the Milky Way, four times the size of the Orion Nebula, and home to the unstable giant Eta Carinae.
The picture hangs at that distance facing Earth, as large as it is on the sky; how deep the object is cannot be seen, so it is flat.
The picture
- Taken by
- European Southern Observatory
- Picture spans
- about 130 ly
- From the Sun
- 7,500 light-years
- RA / Dec
- 161.27° / -59.86°
Carina Nebula
The Carina Nebula or Eta Carinae Nebula 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. Alternatively, it is known as NGC 3372 or the Great Carina Nebula. The nebula is approximately 8,500 light-years (2,600 pc) from Earth.
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In the Milky Way
- Pillars of CreationStar-forming columns in the Eagle Nebula · 5,700 light-years3D
Picture: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI; J. DePasquale, A. Koekemoer, A. Pagan (STScI).
- Orion NebulaNearest large star-forming region, M42 · 1,344 light-years3D
- Crab NebulaSupernova remnant, M1 · 6,500 light-years3D
- PleiadesOpen star cluster, M45 · 444 light-years3D
- Cosmic CliffsEdge of NGC 3324 in Carina · 7,600 light-years3D
- Horsehead NebulaDark nebula, Barnard 33 · 1,375 light-years3D
- Sagittarius A*, imagedEvent Horizon Telescope, 2022 · 26,670 light-years3D
- Eagle NebulaStar cluster and nebula, M16 · 5,700 light-years3D
