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Eta Carinae

Eta Carinae
  • Object Name
    Object NameA name or catalog number that astronomers use to identify an astronomical object.
    Eta Carinae
  • Release Date
    May 17, 1991
  • Science Release
    NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope Resolves Eruption of a Massive Star
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  • Credit
    Science Release Credit: NASA and ESA

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Eta Carinae

Eta Carinae

A Hubble Space Telescope observation of the star Eta Carinae, made with the Wide Field and Planetary Camera (WF/PC). An eruptive variable star, Eta Carinae has expelled a large amount of gas into the surrounding interstellar medium. The HST resolves individual clumps as small as...

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Mar 28, 2025
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