Ground-Based Image of NGC 3324 in 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

Digitized Sky Survey Image of 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.