Carina Nebula Wallpaper

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Here are some amazing Carina Nebula wallpapers. You can make any of these images into your computer desktop wallpaper. Just click on an image to enlarge it, and then choose “Set as Desktop Background”.

The Birth of Stars

This is a nice photo of the Carina Nebula. This photo was captured by the NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope. Also known as NGC 3372, the Carina Nebula contains the bright stars Eta Carinae and HD 93129A.

Dark Clouds of the Carina Nebula

This is an image of the Carina Nebula’s dark molecular clouds as seen by the NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope. The Carina Nebula, also known as the NGC 3372, is located in the Carina constellation.

Light and Shadow in the Carina Nebula

Here’s another nice image of the Carina Nebula taken by the NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope using its Wide Field Planetary Camera 2. The Carina Nebula is located 8,000 light-years from Earth.

The Great Carina Nebula

This is another amazing telescope image of the Carina Nebula. This image was taken by the ESO/MPG telescope located at the La Silla Observatory in Chile. Credit: European Southern Observatory.

Massive Stars Resolved in the Carina Nebula

Here’s an image of the southern portion of the Carina Nebula where two bright stars are situated particularly in the open star cluster Trumpler 16. This photo was taken by the NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope.

We have written many articles about the Carina Nebula for Universe Today. Here’s an article about the Carina Nebula, and here are some pictures of nebulae.

If you’d like more info on nebulae, check out NASA’s Photo Gallery of Nebulae, and here’s a link to the Hubblesite Homepage for recent stories and images.

We’ve also recorded an episode of Astronomy Cast about the nebula. Listen here, Remove this ad