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Massive stars in the Carina Nebula
author: Nasa/Esa/Novapix
reference: a-neb33-72110
Image Size 300 DPI: 32 * 73 cm
The image shows a pair of colossal stars, WR 25 and Tr16-244, located within the open cluster Trumpler 16, at the bottom of the image. This cluster is embedded within the Carina Nebula, an immense cauldron of gas and dust that lies approximately 7500 light-years from Earth in the constellation of Carina, the Keel. At the top of the image, a peculiar nebula with the shape of a "defiant" finger points towards WR25 and Tr16-244.
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