Sorry! This page is not yet available in your preferred language, so we're displaying the original version instead.
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.
Crédit:ESO
À propos de l'image
| Identification: | eso0336a |
| Type: | Collage |
| Date de publication: | 18 novembre 2003 |
| Communiqués de presse en rapport: | eso0336 |
| Taille: | 2895 x 1579 px |
À propos de l'objet
| Nom: | Eta Carinae |
| Type: | Milky Way : Star : Type : Wolf-Rayet |
| Distance: | 7500 années lumière |
| Catégorie: | Stars |
Couleurs & filtres
| Domaine | Télescope |
|---|---|
| Visible NII | Hubble Space Telescope |
| Infrarouge Near-IR | Very Large Telescope NACO |