The Carina Nebula: Star Birth in the Extreme (2007)

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*Description*:> In celebration of the 17th anniversary of the launch and deployment of NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, a team of astronomers is releasing one of the largest panoramic images ever taken with Hubble's Advanced Camera for Surveys. It is a 50-light-year- wide view of the central region of the Carina Nebula where a maelstrom of star birth - and death? is taking place. This is a black and white version of a zoom into and pan across the heart of the Carina Nebula. The nebula's…

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