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The Carina Nebula or Eta Carinae Nebula (catalogued as NGC 3372; also known as the Great Carina Nebula) is a large, complex area of bright and dark nebulosity in the constellation Carina, located in the Carina–Sagittarius Arm of the Milky Way galaxy. The nebula is approximately 8,500 light-years (2,600 pc) from Earth.

The cluster Bochum 11 (Bo11), close to the Carina Nebula and contains several OB stars.

Camera: Apogee U8300 with Astronomik narrow band filters, H-alfa Sii and Oiii
Telescope: Skywatcher 250 at 1000mm focal length
Total exposure: Sii:Ha:Oiii 10:10:10 in 5 min subs
Location: Observatorio Pueyrredón, Pilar, Argentina