James Webb - Carina Nebula - Lithophane 110x110mm

A Lithophane in the size of 110 x 110 mm depicting the Carina Nebula that was captured with the James Webb Telescope. The Image of the Carina Nebula is framed in a hexagon grid resembling the James Webb Telescope. It consists of two parts and is a very easy and relatively fast print. It can be put on a desk with a light source behind to illuminate the Lithophane.

Instruction - Download the Lithophane and the Grid.

- Load the Lithophane in your prefered slicer.

- In your slicer: align the Lithophane model with the Y-Axis

this ensures minimal movement of your printer head which moves along the X-Axis, causing less vibration and resulting in a cleaner print and faster print time.

- In your slicer: add four modifier blocks for the supports and enable “For support enforcer only” (s. image above).

optional: activate a brim in case you have doubts with your bed adhesion

- Slice and print your Lithophane

- Print the Grid seperately

- Assemble the Lithophane and the Grid, depending on your printer some post-processing might be necessary to align them porperly. If everything fits you can glue the two parts together.

Specifications The Lithophane has the following dimension - Length: 108.6 mm - Width: 100.1 mm - Depth: 5.6 mm

and the base holding the Lithophane upright has a dimension of - Length: 34 mm - Width: 25 mm - Thickness: 3 mm

Print Settings - Infill: 15-20% Gyroid - Perimeters: 2-3 - Layer height: 0.20mm (you can do 0.10 - 0.15 for more details if you want) - Supports: on enforcer only

Inspiration The Lithophane is directly inspired by the James Webb Telescope and its captured image of the Carina Nebula.

The Carina Nebula is a complex area of bright and dark nebulosity in the constellation Carina, located in the Carina–Sagittarius Arm of the Milky Way galaxy. The nebula is approximately 8,500 light-years from Earth (Source: Wiki).

Reference Image (Source: NASA)