The Carina Nebula is a photograph by Ricky Barnard which was uploaded on December 12th, 2012.
The Carina Nebula
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The Carina Nebula
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Ricky Barnard
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I also have a HUGE three panel set of this nebula! Please have a look!
The Carina Nebula (also known as the Great Nebula in Carina, the Eta Carina Nebula, or NGC 3372) is a large bright nebula that surrounds several open clusters of stars. Eta Carinae and HD 93129A, two of the most massive and luminous stars in our Milky Way galaxy, are among them. The nebula lies at an estimated distance between 6,500 and 10,000 light years from Earth. It appears in the constellation of Carina, and is located in the CarinaοΏ½Sagittarius Arm. The nebula contains multiple O-type stars.
The nebula is one of the largest diffuse nebulae in our skies. Although it is some four times as large and even brighter than the famous Orion Nebula, the Carina Nebula is much less well known, due to its location far in the Southern Hemisphere. It was discovered by Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in 1751οΏ½52 from the Cape of Good Hope.
Image credit NASA and ESA.
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Gull G
βGreat things are done by a series of small things brought together.β β Vincent Van Gogh ( π Congratulations on your recent sale of this amazing Work!π )
Divya Mehta
I would like to buy print size 60"*29". However, I would like to know the resolution of the picture. Please me me back at divyamehta300@gmail.com
Divya Mehta
What is the resolution of this picture?
Ricky Barnard replied:
This one is 7392 pixels x 3581 pixels. I have one that is 29566 x 14321 but I think the file size is too big to upload here(plus, I'm not even sure my machine can edit an image that big without exploding. ;)
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