![]() It is visible to the naked eye from the Southern Hemisphere. It is about 500 times larger than the better-known Orion Nebula, which hangs close to the stars in Orion’s belt.Ī cloud of pillars of gas and dust where stars are being born, the Carina Nebula is also known as the “Great Nebula” and NGC 3372. The “Cosmic Cliffs” image is part of the Carina Nebula, one of the largest nebulae in the night sky. Image of the Carina Nebula (NGC 3324) captured with a compass by Webb’s Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam), Arrows, scale bar and color keys for reference. The first two are ideal for use as desktop wallpaper of a computer while the third, smaller version is perfect for a smartphone or tablet. It is available for download on the Webb Telescope’s dedicated website in three different versions 14,575 x x8,441 pixels (123 megapixels!) as a TIFF and a PNG file, and as a 1,000 x 1,158 pixel (1.1 megapixel) PNG file. ![]()
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