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Credit & Copyright: Ignacio Javier Diaz Bobillo
Explanation:
In one of the brightest parts of
Milky Way lies a nebula where some of the
oddest things occur.
NGC 3372, known as the
Great Nebula in Carina,
is home to massive stars and changing nebulas.
The Keyhole Nebula (NGC 3324),
the bright structure just below
the image
center, houses several of these massive stars.
The entire Carina Nebula, captured here, spans over 300 light years and lies about 7,500 light-years away in the
constellation of Carina.
Eta Carinae, the
most energetic star
in the nebula,
was one of the brightest stars in the sky in the 1830s, but
then faded dramatically.
While Eta Carinae itself maybe on the verge of a supernova explosion,
X-ray
images indicate that much of the
Great Nebula in Carina has been a veritable
supernova
factory.
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Publications with keywords: NGC 3372 - carina nebula - Eta Carinae
Publications with words: NGC 3372 - carina nebula - Eta Carinae
See also:
- The Great Carina Nebula
- APOD: 2024 February 5 Á In the Core of the Carina Nebula
- APOD: 2023 December 6 Á Stars Verus Dust in the Carina Nebula
- APOD: 2023 July 9 Á Doomed Star Eta Carinae
- APOD: 2023 May 1 Á Carina Nebula North
- Carina Cliffs from the Webb Space Telescope
- Mountains of Dust in the Carina Nebula