Eta Carinae Nebula: This image of the most beautiful nebula of the southern sky was taken with a 5" refractor showing the magnificent emission structures in great detail generated by the immense radiation of several giant young stars and the instable super giant star Eta Carinae at the end of its life cycle. Immense starwinds of UV- and particle radiation whip the surrounding gas- and dustclouds into phantastic structures.

The image was made up using the light of three elements: Sulphur (red), hydrogen (green), oxygen (blue).