Eta Carinae
Observations of a massive, unstable star called Eta Carinae, made with the Wide Field and Planetary Camera (WF/PC) aboard NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope HST, reveal surprising and complex new structure in a dusty nebula surrounding the star. New details include a jet of material flowing away from the star and a regularly spaced set of wave-like features. The results are being reported on May 17, 1991 at the Hubble Space Telescope Science Writer's Workshop in Baltimore MD.
Credit:
About the Image
NASA press release
NASA caption
NASA caption
| Id: | opo9110b |
| Type: | Collage |
| Release date: | 17 May 1991, 06:00 |
| Size: | 3817 x 2376 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Eta Carinae, IRAS 10431-5925 |
| Type: | • Milky Way : Star : Type : Wolf-Rayet • Nebulae Images/Videos |
| Distance: | 7500 light years |
Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
| Optical NII |
Hubble Space Telescope WFPC1 |
