Carina Nebula Western Wall (without adaptive optics)
A 50-trillion-km (33-trillion-mile, or 5 light-year) long section of the western wall in the Carina Nebula, observed without adaptive optics.
Credit:International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA
Acknowledgment:
PI: Patrick Hartigan (Rice University)
Image processing: Patrick Hartigan (Rice University), Travis Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage), Mahdi Zamani & Davide de Martin
About the Image
| Id: | noirlab2025d |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | Oct. 5, 2020, 6 a.m. |
| Related releases: | noirlab2025 |
| Size: | 2954 x 1576 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Carina Nebula |
| Constellation: | Carina |
| Category: | Nebulae |
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 10 43 30.60 |
| Position (Dec): | -59° 35' 19.89" |
| Field of view: | 2.88 x 1.54 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 90.0° right of vertical |
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Colors & filters
| Band | Wave-length | Tele-scope |
|---|---|---|
| Infrared Br γ | 2.168 μm | Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope NEWFIRM |
| Infrared H2 | 2.132 μm | Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope NEWFIRM |