Photo #2 (Jan 2012)
GABRIELA MISTRAL NEBULA - NGC3324
The moon is like a mystery novel,
the sun like a motivational self-help book,
and the stars a coffee table book of photography.
The sky is the whole library,
and God the librarian.
- Terri Guillemets

Credit: SSRO, CTTO - Chile
NGC3324 is also called the Gabriela Mistral Nebula, because of the striking resemblance with the Nobel Prize winning Chilean poet, who was born in the same region of Chile that is home to CTIO.
NGC3324 is in the NW corner of the Eta Carina Nebula (NGC 3372).
"As below, so above" sometimes demonstrates interesting examples!
- Dan Benor, MD