Digitized Sky Survey Image of the Carina Nebula Complex

Hubble Image of NGC 3324

The landmark 10th anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope's Hubble Heritage Project is being celebrated with a 'landscape' image from the cosmos. Cutting across a nearby star-forming region are the "hills and valleys" of gas and dust displayed in intricate detail. Set amid a...

Compass and Scale Image of NGC 3324

Ground-Based Image of Carina Constellation

Ground-Based Image of NGC 3324 in the Carina Nebula Complex

Pan Across Star-Forming Region NGC 3324 in the Carina Nebula

Panning across this star-forming region, dramatic dark towers of cool gas and dust are seen rising above a glowing wall of gas. The high-energy radiation blazing out from the hot, young stars in NGC 3324 is sculpting the wall of the nebula by slowly eroding it away. This image...

Zoom into Star-Forming Region NGC 3324 in the Carina Nebula

This zoom into the Carina Nebula starts from a photograph from the Akira Fujii collection then transitions to a Digitized Sky Survey image. A picture taken by amateur astronomer Brad Moore in Australia precedes a final image taken by the Hubble Space Telescope.