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CarinaConstellation of the southern hemisphere, represented as a ship's keel. Its brightest star is Canopus, the second brightest in the night sky; it also contains Eta Carinae, a massive and highly luminous star embedded in a gas cloud, perhaps 8,000 light years away from the Sun. Carina was formerly regarded as part of Argo, and is situated in one of the brightest parts of the Milky Way. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Carina Jacob has joined First Bank as assistant vice president and business banking officer at its Beverly Hills office. The infrared sensitivity of NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope enabled it to peer through the dust, which lies in the Eta Carina nebula 10,000 light-years from Earth. Before the flange is secured to the patient's neck, its position can be adjusted to create a tube of almost any desired length, even long enough to reach the tracheal carina. |
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