Flight to the Carina Nebula Complex

This visualization travels across interstellar space to the vast star-forming region of the Carina Nebula Complex. Starting with the 2D sky as seen from Earth, the sequence traces out the nearby constellations and identifies some prominent star clusters in the widefield view. Shifting into 3D, the video flies through the star field with distances based upon the Gaia star catalog. Arriving some 7,600 light-years away, the scene shifts into the infrared light view of the Spitzer Space Telescope to showcase the dust clouds that stretch across the region. The sequence finishes by illustrating the locations of multiwavelength observations from four NASA space telescopes. This video is a product of the AstroViz Project of NASA’s Universe of Learning.

Credits

Producer: NASA’s Universe of Learning

Visualization: Christian Nieves, Joseph Olmsted, & Frank Summers (STScI)

Music: Christian Nieves (STScI)