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The highly unstable star Eta Carinae (artist's impression)
Artist's impression of the unstable star Eta Carinae, based on the new knowledge gained from measurements with the VLT Interferometer (VLTI). The inner elongated shape is the central star, as it would be visible in the absence of the stellar wind. The larger rugby-ball shape indicates the region where the strong stellar wind becomes opaque to VINCI. The longer axis of the system is found to coincide with the direction of the bipolar outflow, both on large and small scales.
Kredit:ESO
O snímku
Id: | eso0336b |
Typ: | Kresba |
Datum zveřejnění: | 18. listopadu 2003 |
Související články: | eso0336 |
Velikost: | 2297 x 2381 px |
O objektu
Jméno: | Eta Carinae |
Typ: | Milky Way : Star : Type : Wolf-Rayet |
Vzdálenost: | 7500 světelné roky |
Kategorie: | Illustrations |