Ground-Based Image of Carina Nebula (NGC 3372)
This image shows the Carina Nebula (NGC 3372), combining the light from 3 different filters tracing emission from oxygen (blue), hydrogen (green), and sulfur (red). The colour is also representative of the temperature in the ionized gas: blue is relatively hot and red is cooler. This image was taken at the Curtis Schmidt telescope at the Cerro Tololo Interamerican Observatory.
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Credit:
N. Smith, University of Minnesota/NOAO/AURA/NSF
About the Image
NASA press release
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| Id: | opo0331c |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 6 November 2003, 15:00 |
| Size: | 400 x 663 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Carina Nebula, Keyhole Nebula, NGC 3372 |
| Type: | • Milky Way : Nebula • Nebulae Images/Videos |
| Distance: | 7500 light years |
Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
| Optical OIII |
Other |
| Optical H-alpha |
Other |
| Optical SII |
Other |
