Digitized Sky Survey Image of Eta Carinae Nebula
This image is a colour composite made from exposures from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2). The field of view is approximately 4.7 x 4.9 degrees.
Credit:
ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgment: Davide De Martin.
About the Image
| Id: | eso0905b |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 16 November 2011, 12:00 |
| Related releases: | eso1208, eso1207, eso1145, eso0905 |
| Size: | 16861 x 17580 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Eta Carinae |
| Type: | • Milky Way : Nebula : Appearance : Emission : H II Region |
| Distance: | 7500 light years |
Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
| Infrared I |
DSS |
| Optical B |
DSS |
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