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quiltofstars · 2 days

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A zoom-in of the Carina Nebula (NGC 3372) // Peter Merrick

The bright star upper left of center is none other than η Carinae, a highly luminous hypergiant star with a mass between 100-150 times that of our Sun!

Surrounding η Carinae is the Homunculus Nebula, ionized gas that is believed to have erupted from η Carinae itself in 1841. This made it one of the brightest stars in the night sky, outshining Rigel in Orion.

#astronomy #astrophotography #nebula #emission nebula #star-forming region #carina nebula #NGC 3372 #star #star system #binary star #eta carinae #hypergiant #carina

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shogunpenny · 2 years

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#James Webb #Space #Nasa #Carina Nebula #This is stupid but but god I actually did get emotional looking at the photos

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without-ado · 3 months

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Exploration is in our nature. We began as wanderers, and we are wanderers still.

l photo: Sara Hunt l quote: Carl Sagan

#space #nebula #galaxy #carl sagan #words #quotes #astrophotography #astronomy #nasa #stars #solar system #night #sky #universe #planets #carina nebula #ghost nebula #jellyfish nebula

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spacewonder19 · 5 months

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WR 25 & Tr16-244 in Carina Nebula © Hubble

#carina nebula #stars #space #hubble telescope #nasa #astrophotography #night sky #solar system #universe #galaxy #astronomy #cosmos #planet

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deltawebsistem · 7 months

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Carina Nebula - Hubble and Webb telescopes

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staff · 2 years

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tumblr tuesday: carina’s cosmic cliffs

Cosmic cliffs, our beloveds. ICYMI, @nasa recently shared some neat new images from the James Webb telescope. So, of course, you all got to work. Whether it's plonking your faves on a star-birthing nebula or celebrating the sparkle in its uncolonized state, there's art for that.

@cassieoh imagines Crowley lazing around Carina in his snake form:

@sir-galahadnt styled the nebula in inspirobot chic using a quote from Hamlet (click through for the full quote):

@whatlizardry in oil pastels:

@assassin1513 just made it all sparkle a little more:

@jupitertheegg gave Starfire the perfect cosmic couch:

@richo1915 just said what everyone else was thinking:

@aesthetic-sweaters made a Kirby version:

@bird-wells214 another loafer loafing on Carina’s cliff couch:

@troisenator in watercolor:

And finally, some pixel art of the deep field in all its multitudes by @kekness:

#tumblr tuesday #carina's cosmic cliffs #space #nasa #carina nebula #outer space #fanart in space #teen titans #kirby #hamlet #gif #good omens #crowley #fanart #deep field #james webb telescope #science art

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theofficialastronomy101 · 2 months

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Carina Nebula in Living Color

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saucerkommand · 6 months

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The Mystic Mountain region of the Carina Nebula. Hubble Space Telescope

#Carina Nebula

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thefirststarr · 5 months

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SPACEMAS DAY 6 ✨🪐🌎☄️☀️🌕

It's a battle between stars and dust in the Carina Nebula and the stars are winning. More precisely, the energetic light and winds from massive newly formed stars are evaporating and dispersing the dusty stellar nurseries in which they formed. Located in the Carina Nebula and inside a region known informally as Mystic Mountain, these pillars' appearance is dominated by opaque brown dust even though it is composed mostly of clear hydrogen gas. Some of the dust pillars resemble torches, but instead of fire, they are illuminated by nearby stars. About 7,500 light-years away, the featured image was taken with the Hubble Space Telescope and highlights an interior region of Carina known as HH1066 which spans nearly a light year. Within a few million years, the stars will likely win out completely and the dust torches will completely evaporate.

Image Credit: NASA, ESA/Hubble