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Telescope Reveals Tiny Stars Hidden in Nursery of Giants
Astronomers have combined hundreds of images to provide the most detailed view ever of the Carina Nebula, a stellar nursery located about 7,500 light-years from Earth.
The nebula spreads across 150 light-years and shelters some of the brightest and most massive stars known.
The new view covers a patch of sky nearly the size of two full moons, and it reveals hundreds of thousands of once dust-obscured stars, some of which are 10 times less massive than the sun.
Images: ESO/T. Preibisch [high-resolution and sliding image comparison]](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz2ousSIVq1qe649zo1_400.jpg)
Telescope Reveals Tiny Stars Hidden in Nursery of Giants
Astronomers have combined hundreds of images to provide the most detailed view ever of the Carina Nebula, a stellar nursery located about 7,500 light-years from Earth.
The nebula spreads across 150 light-years and shelters some of the brightest and most massive stars known.
The new view covers a patch of sky nearly the size of two full moons, and it reveals hundreds of thousands of once dust-obscured stars, some of which are 10 times less massive than the sun.
Images: ESO/T. Preibisch [high-resolution and sliding image comparison]
