SUNSET: 
0
Photographer:
massimo.difusco
Location of Photo:
Cile
Date/Time of photo:
01/04/2024 00:00
Equipment:
Nikon 200 f/2 lens, FLI Microline 16200 CCD camera, 10 Micron GM1000HPs mount, H-alpha/OIII/R/G/B filters
Description:
The Carina Nebula or Eta Carinae Nebula (catalogued as NGC 3372 and also known as the Great Carina 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 8500 light-years from Earth. The nebula is one of the largest diffuse nebulae in our skies. Although it is four times as large as and even brighter than the famous Orion Nebula, the Carina Nebula is much less well known due to its location in the southern sky. It was discovered by Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille in 1752 from the Cape of Good Hope. The Carina Nebula was selected as one of five cosmic objects observed by the James Webb Space Telescope, as part of the release of its first official science images. A deta
