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. The nebula is approximately 8,500 light-years from Earth. The nebula has within its boundaries the large Carina OB1 association and several related open clusters, including numerous O-type stars and several Wolf–Rayet stars. Carina OB1 encompasses the star clusters Trumpler 14 and Trumpler 16. Trumpler 14 is one of the youngest known star clusters at half a million years old. Trumpler 16 is the home of WR 25, currently the most luminous star known in our Milky Way galaxy, together with the less luminous but more massive and famous Eta Carinae star system and the O2 supergiant HD 93129A. Trumpler 15, Collinder 228, Collinder 232, NGC 3324, and NGC 3293 are also considered members of the association. NGC 3293 is the oldest and furthest from Trumpler 14, indicating sequential and ongoing star formation.

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Carina Nebula twinkles in gorgeous new view from Hubble (photo)

Hubble Space Telescope Zooms in on Carina Nebula

JWST Has Spotted Never-Before-Seen Star Birth in The Carina Nebula, And It's Glorious

Here's a new Image of the Carina Nebula From Hubble

JWST Carina Nebula (30k res)

Using my own images, I made this short video that zooms out of JWST's image of the Carina Nebula to explain where exactly it is!

Webb Spots Cosmic Cliffs in Carina Nebula

I made a simple Wallpaper Engine background for the JWST Carina Nebula photo if anyone is interested.

Carina Nebula: Hubble vs. Webb comparison GIF (Set to HD / full screen)

Carina Nebula: A Fist Look From the James Webb Telescope

“What I have seen moved me … as a human being.” NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy, describing the first James Webb images that will be released publicly tomorrow. including the Carina Nebula, a spectrum of a giant exoplanet, and the deepest image of our universe that has ever been taken.