Eta Carinae (η Car) is a massive binary star system located approximately 7,500 light-years away in the constellation Carina. The system consists of two exceptionally massive stars that will end their lives as supernovae.| Star Facts
The Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) is a Magellanic spiral galaxy located 163,000 light-years away in the constellation Dorado and Mensa. It is the brightest satellite galaxy of the Milky Way and one of the nearest galaxies to our own.| www.constellation-guide.com
Carina Nebula (NGC 3372, Caldwell 92) is a large region of bright and dark nebulosity located 8,500 light-years in the constellation Carina. It hosts Eta Carinae, one of the most massive and luminous stars known.| www.constellation-guide.com
Spica's Spanker is a quadrilateral asterism formed by the brightest stars in Corvus. Also known as the Sail, the asterism appears near Spica, the brightest star in Virgo. It can be used to find the Sombrero Galaxy (M104) and the Antennae Galaxies (NGC 4038 and NGC 4039.| www.constellation-guide.com
The Southern Cross is a bright, diamond-shaped asterism located in the far southern sky. Formed by the brightest stars of the constellation Crux, the asterism is commonly used to find the south celestial pole.| www.constellation-guide.com
47 Tucanae (NGC 104) is a globular cluster located 14,500 light-years away in the constellation Tucana. With an apparent magnitude of 4.09, it is the second brightest globular cluster in the sky, after Omega Centauri| www.constellation-guide.com