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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.
  • Release Date
    October 2, 2008
  • Science Release
    A Celestial Landscape in Celebration of 10 Years of Stunning Hubble Heritage Images
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  • Credit
    NASA, ESA, and G. Bacon (STScI)

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