The Carina Nebula, also known as NGC 3372, is an Emission Nebula in the Milky Way. This nebula is four times larger than the Orion nebula. It is located between between 6,500 and 10,000 light years from Earth. However, it is found in the night skies of the southern hemisphere. The Hubble Telescope’s 423 million pixel image of this nebula has been displayed on the TACC Tiled Display.
NASA has released a new image of the Carina Nebula. This time, instead of just a gorgeous image, they have added tactile feedback. Different portions of the image are embossed with lines, dots, partial bubbles, and other markings. This allows visually impaired people to see the image with their hands. What a cool idea!
The raised arcs, lines, dots, and other markings in this 17-by-11-inch Hubble Space Telescope image of the Carina Nebula highlight important features in the giant gas cloud, allowing visually impaired people to feel what they cannot see and form a picture of the nebula in their minds. Credit: NASA, ESA, and M. Mutchler (STScI/AURA) and N. Grice (You Can Do Astronomy LLC)
