Banana Nebula NGC 3199

Banana Nebula (NGC 3199)

The Banana Nebula, or NGC 3199, is a nebula in the Outer Orion Spur. It is not nearly as enormous as Eta Carinae, but it is still 80 light years wide. It also has considerably fewer massive stars around, suggesting that it is somewhat older in cosmic terms than Eta Carinae.