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Image: Carina Nebula around the Wolf–Rayet star WR 22

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Description: This image of part of the Carina Nebula was created from images taken through red, green and blue filters with the Wide Field Imager on the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope at ESO’s La Silla Observatory in Chile. It is centred on the unusual hot massive young star WR 22, a member of the rare class of Wolf–Rayet stars. The field of view is 0.55 x 0.55 degrees, covering a 72 x 72 light-year region at the distance of the nebula.
Title: Carina Nebula around the Wolf–Rayet star WR 22
Credit: http://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1031a/
Author: ESO
Usage Terms: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
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