Carina Nebula gets snapped
Deep in the heart of the southern Milky Way lies a stellar nursery known as the Carina Nebula - located 7500 light-years from Earth in the constellation of Carina (The Keel). read more
Most detailed infrared image of the Carina Nebula ever
ESO's Very Large Telescope has delivered the most detailed infrared image of the Carina Nebula stellar nursery taken so far. Many previously hidden features, scattered across a spectacular celestial landscape of gas, dust and young stars, have emerged. This is one of the most dramatic images ever created by the VLT.
Most Detailed Look Ever Into the Carina Nebula
Like finding buried treasure, this new image of the Carina Nebula has uncovered details not seen before. This vibrant image, from ESO?s Very Large Telescope shows not just the brilliant massive stars, but uncovers hundreds of thousands of much fainter stars that were previously hidden from view. Hundreds of individual images have been combined to [...]
VLT takes most detailed infrared image of the Carina Nebula
(PhysOrg.com) -- ESO's Very Large Telescope has delivered the most detailed infrared image of the Carina Nebula stellar nursery taken so far. Many previously hidden features, scattered across a spectacular celestial landscape of gas, dust and young stars, have emerged. This is one of the most dramatic images ever created by the VLT.
Carina
Scientists at the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope have used its infrared HAWK-I camera to 'cut through' the dust of the Carina Nebula, revealing stars that have never been pictured before.