View in the southern constellation Carina
November 8, 2012
View in the southern constellation Carina acquired December 13, 2007 as part of characterization tests of the Framing Camera. The false-color view is a composite of images at 430 nm (violet), 650 nm (red), and 980 nm (infrared). The cluster of stars in the center is NGC 3532, and the nebula in the lower right is the Eta Carina Nebula (NGC 3372)
Credit: NASA/JPL /MPS/DLR/IDA
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