The Eta Carina Nebula (NGC 3372)

Posted by RCompassi
on Saturday, April 29, 2017

Captured with a Canon T1i and a Nikon 300mm F/4.5 lens.

The Carina Nebula is a large, complex area of bright and dark nebulosity in the constellation Carina, and is located in the Carina–Sagittarius Arm. The nebula lies at an estimated distance between 6,500 and 10,000 light-years .

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