Something On A Wet Rainy Night...

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In celebration of Hubble Space Telescope's 17th anniversary, NASA/ESA has released a largest panaromic image ever taken with Hubble cameras. It is a 50-light-year-wide view of the central region of the Carina Nebula where a maelstrom of star birth - and death - is taking place.

The size here is a fraction of the original piece. It is actually an immense (29,566 x 14,321 pixels) mosaic of the Carina Nebula assembled from 48 frames taken with Hubble’s Advanced Camera for Surveys. For printing purposes, it is really a huge photo that can cover a good piece of the wall at around 479MB! If you want a black and white version for the wall instead go here. It may look very dazzling on your living room! ;-)