Zoom on Eta Carinae
This animation zooms in on the massive star system Eta Carinae, located in the Carina Nebula. During the zoom the Homunculus Nebula and finally the violent surrounding of Eta Carinae becomes visible.
Credit:ESO, Digitized Sky Survey 2, A. Fuji, Nick Risinger (skysurvey.org), ESA/Hubble, T. Preibisch. Acknowledgement: VPHAS+ Consortium/Cambridge Astronomical Survey Unit. Music: Johan B. Monell (www.johanmonell.com)
About the Video
| Id: | eso1637a |
| Release date: | 19 October 2016, 14:00 |
| Related releases: | eso1637 |
| Duration: | 01 m 10 s |
| Frame rate: | 30 fps |
About the Object
| Name: | Eta Carinae |
| Type: | Milky Way : Star : Grouping : Binary |
| Category: | Stars |
