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The immediate surroundings of Eta Carinae
The mushroom-shaped clouds, known as the Homunculus Nebula, that surround the massive star Eta Carinae (Credit: NASA/ESA HST). To the right is an image obtained with the VLT NACO adaptive-optics camera that reveals the structure of the star's immediate surroundings. The central region displays a complex morphology of luminous objects.
Kredit:ESO
O snímku
| Id: | eso0336a |
| Typ: | Koláž |
| Datum zveřejnění: | 18. listopadu 2003 |
| Související články: | eso0336 |
| Velikost: | 2895 x 1579 px |
O objektu
| Jméno: | Eta Carinae |
| Typ: | Milky Way : Star : Type : Wolf-Rayet |
| Vzdálenost: | 7500 světelné roky |
| Kategorie: | Stars |
Barvy & filtry
| Pásmo | Dalekohled |
|---|---|
| Optický NII | Hubble Space Telescope |
| Infračervený Near-IR | Very Large Telescope NACO |