Digitized Sky Survey Image of Eta Carinae Nebula Space Wallpaper

Digitized Sky Survey Image of Eta Carinae Nebula
This image is a colour composite made from exposures from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2). The field of view is approximately 4.7 x 4.9 degrees.Image released Nov. 16, 2011. (Image credit: ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgment: Davide De Martin)

This space wallpaper is a colour composite made from exposures from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2). The field of view is approximately 4.7 x 4.9 degrees. Image released Nov. 16, 2011.

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