https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carina_Nebula
It will profit you to familiarize yourself with this corner of the galaxy prior to the picture show.
The Carina nebula is a huge complex of molecular clouds, emission and reflection nebulae, open clusters and OB associations sprawling across hundreds of light years. What portion will be highlighted in the Webb release today I don't know, although I suspect it will be the highly photogenic "Homunculus Nebula", a blob outgassed by the unstable star Eta Carinae during an outburst in 1841. Eta is worth monitoring, it is expected to go supernova at any moment (within the next few million years).
Here's a recent Hubble picture of it. It should be interesting to compare and contrast with the Webb image.
The Carina complex is an extremely rich field, comprising many interesting objects. Here is a Hubble image of another one, nicknamed the "Defiant Finge" by astronomers.
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A tourist's guide to the Carina Nebula
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- Tuesday is the day
- Come on, we’re waiting,
- link
- Timetable for tomorrow
- Actually, the event is at 5:30, not 5
- One hour til the first picture release!!!
- A tourist's guide to the Carina Nebula
- Tuesday's release will include spectrum of a giant exoplanet and Carina Nebula
- Today is also the day...
- It will conflict with the 6 Jan hearings!
- It's like waiting for Christmas morning.