Panoramic view of the WR 22 and Eta Carinae regions of the Carina Nebula*
This spectacular panoramic view combines a new image of the field around the Wolf–Rayet star WR 22 in the Carina Nebula (right) with an earlier picture of the region around the unique star Eta Carinae in the heart of the nebula (left). The picture was created from images taken with the Wide Field Imager on the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope at ESO’s La Silla Observatory in Chile.
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Credit:ESO
About the Image
Id: | eso1031b |
Type: | Observation |
Release date: | 28 June 2013, 14:00 |
Related releases: | eso1637, eso1031 |
Size: | 14576 x 7100 px |
About the Object
Name: | Carina Nebula, Eta Carinae, NGC 3372, WR 22 |
Type: | Milky Way : Nebula Milky Way : Star : Type : Wolf-Rayet |
Distance: | 7500 light years |
Constellation: | Carina |
Category: | Nebulae |
Image Formats
Large JPEG
24.9 MB
Publication TIFF 4K
12.5 MB
Publication JPEG
2.3 MB
Screensize JPEG
250.2 KB
Wallpapers
1024x768
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1280x1024
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1600x1200
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1920x1200
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2048x1536
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Coordinates
Position (RA): | 10 45 3.63 |
Position (Dec): | -59° 41' 4.63" |
Field of view: | 57.84 x 28.17 arcminutes |
Orientation: | North is 0.1° left of vertical |
Colours & filters
Band | Telescope |
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Optical B | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |
Optical V | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |
Optical R | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |