The Eta Carinae Nebula (NGC3372)

Image of the Eta Carinae Nebula
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 120 arcminutes across.
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From Cambridge , the Eta Carinae Nebula is not observable because it lies so far south that it never rises above the horizon.

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Name The Eta Carinae Nebula (NGC3372)
Object type HII region
Other names
The Eta Carinae Nebula
The Keyhole Nebula
C 92[2]
NGC 3372[1]
Position
Right ascension:10h45m [1]
Declination:−59°52' [1]
Constellation:Carina
Magnitude:6.20 (V) [2]
3.00 (B) [1]
Visibility from Cambridge

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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