3.7 apod

Chasing Carina
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This picture is of the Carina Nebula this is also known as to some astronomers as NGC 3372. This nebula is over 300 light-years big. In this picture we can see in upper right of this beautiful picture that there is much more than the more than it's neighbor the Orion Nebula. Tthe Carina Nebula is our galaxy's largest star-forming regions which is also home to very large young stars. In this mass of young stars we can see the still variable Eta Carinae, this star has well over 100 times the mass of our star, also known as the Sun. This Nebulae is also very close to the middle of the 10 degree length of field this also is connected with NGC 3576 and NGC 3603. In this picture we can also see what is commonly known as the Running Chicken Nebula in the upper part of this beautify detailed picture.