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• Hubble press release (1996 June 10)
• Chandra press release (1999 October 8)
• MSX web release
• Eta Carinae internet links

About the Object	Object Name: South Pillar region, Carina Nebula Object Type: Variable star; star formation region Position (J2000): RA: 10:45:03.591 Dec: -59:41:04.26 Distance: 3,000 pc; 10,000 light-years Constellation: Carina (the Keel)
About the Data	Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/N. Smith (University of Arizona) Instrument: IRAC Wavelength: 3.6 microns (blue), 4.5 microns (green), 5.8 microns (orange), and 8.0 microns (red) Exposure Date: 2005 January 22 Exposure Time: 1.2 seconds Image Scale: 66 x 52 arcmin Orientation: North is 44 deg CCW from up Release Date: May 30, 2005
Observers	N. Smith (University of Colorado) E. B. Churchwell (University of Wisconsin) B. Whitney (Space Science Institute) M. Meade (University of Wisconsin) B. Babler (University of Wisconsin) J. Bally (University of Colorado) K. G. Stassun (Vanderbilt University) J. A. Morse (ASU) R. D. Gehrz (University of Minnesota)

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