False Cross
The False Cross is an asterism formed by four bright stars in the constellations Vela and Carina. Located in the far southern sky, the diamond-shaped… Read More »False Cross
Carina
Westerlund 2 and Gum 29
Westerlund 2 is a giant star cluster located in a vast star-forming region Gum 29 (NGC 3247). The region is also known as the Whirling Dervish Nebula. The cluster and the nebula lie in the direction of the southern constellation Carina, at an approximate distance of 20,000 light years from Earth.
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Canopus
Canopus, Alpha Carinae, is the brightest star in Carina constellation and the second brightest star in the night sky. Canopus is fainter only than Sirius.… Read More »Canopus
Eta Carinae
Eta Carinae is one of the most massive binary star systems known, lying at a distance of about 7,500 light years from Earth. It is… Read More »Eta Carinae
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