Highest resolution image of Eta Carinae
This image represent the best image of the Eta Carinae star system ever made. The observations were made with the Very Large Telescope Interferometer and could lead to a better understanding of the evolution of very massive stars.
Credit:ESO
About the Image
| Id: | eso1637b |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 19 October 2016, 14:00 |
| Related releases: | eso1637 |
| Size: | 768 x 768 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Eta Carinae |
| Type: | Milky Way : Star : Grouping : Binary |
| Category: | Stars |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
|---|---|
| Infrared K | Very Large Telescope Interferometer AMBER |