Star Formation Region: Nebula NGC 3324 in Carina | MPG/ESO Telescope

Star Formation Region: Nebula NGC 3324 in Carina | MPG/ESO Telescope

The Wide Field Imager on the MPG/ESO 2.2-meter telescope at the La Silla Observatory has imaged a region of star formation called NGC 3324. The intense radiation from several of NGC 3324's massive, blue-white stars has carved out a cavity in the surrounding gas and dust. The ultraviolet radiation from these young hot stars also cause the gas cloud to glow in rich colors. 

Distance: 7,500 light years

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Credit: European Southern Observatory (ESO)
Release Date: February 1, 2012

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