Cosmic Cliffs of Carina (Frank Alvaro)

Celestial hemisphere: Southern · Constellation: Carina (Car) · Contains: HD92206 · NGC 3324

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Cosmic Cliffs of Carina

The Cosmic Cliffs in the constellation of Carina were made famous by the James Webb Space Telescope as part of its initial release of images.

"Called the Cosmic Cliffs, the region is actually the edge of a gigantic, gaseous cavity within NGC 3324, roughly 7,600 light-years away. The cavernous area has been carved from the nebula by the intense ultraviolet radiation and stellar winds from extremely massive, hot, young stars located in the centre of the bubble, above the area shown in this image. The high-energy radiation from these stars is sculpting the nebula’s wall by slowly eroding it away." (webbtelescope.org).

This is an accidental target, as it's the upper part of my entire Gem Cluster image (cropped from that final image). I actually didn't know it was the Cosmic Cliffs but it looked interesting enough to make into its own image, so I was very pleased to discover what it was. I think the monochrome treatment accentuates its rugged beauty and grandeur.

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RA (center)	10h37m08s.530
RA (top/left)	10h36m36s.394
RA (top/right)	10h38m48s.302
RA (bottom/right)	10h37m40s.262
RA (bottom/left)	10h35m28s.361

Dec (center)	-58°36′22″.30
Dec (top/left)	-58°49′16″.91
Dec (top/right)	-58°32′27″.89
Dec (bottom/right)	-58°23′26″.22
Dec (bottom/left)	-58°40′11″.36

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