Carina Nebula size and scale context

The Carina Nebula is one of the Milky Way’s largest and most dramatic star-forming regions. It is a turbulent complex of glowing gas, dark dust, newborn stars, and young clusters, and it contains some of the most massive and luminous stars known, including Eta Carinae. Read its scale context, comparisons, and journey links on the canonical object page.

Helix NebulaPlanetary nebula·5.6 ly
Crab NebulaSupernova remnant·11 ly
Orion NebulaEmission nebula·24 ly
Eagle NebulaEmission nebula·70 ly
Omega CentauriGlobular cluster·150 ly
Carina NebulaStar-forming nebula·300 ly
Tarantula NebulaStar-forming nebula·1,000 ly

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