Gabriela Mistral Nebula:Very close to the huge Eta Carinae Nebula(bottom right) is a less known but beautiful emission nebula, NGC 3324, in the center of this image. It is also named after the Chilean poet Gabriela Mistral, whose facial outline is thought to resemble the  sharp nebula boundary (looking up in this image) of the nebula.The radiation of some very bright young stars makes the hydrogen gas glow red.

Left of the center of the image one of the most beautiful and bright open clusters of the southern sky is also displayed, NGC 3293. It is embedded in a wonderful refletion nebula, shining blue in front of the background of emission and dark nebulae.