The highly unstable star Eta Carinae (artist's impression)

Artist's impression of the unstable star Eta Carinae, based on the new knowledge gained from measurements with the VLT Interferometer (VLTI). The inner elongated shape is the central star, as it would be visible in the absence of the stellar wind. The larger rugby-ball shape indicates the region where the strong stellar wind becomes opaque to VINCI. The longer axis of the system is found to coincide with the direction of the bipolar outflow, both on large and small scales.

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Identificazione:eso0336b
Tipo:Illustrazione
Data di rilascio:18 Novembre 2003
Notizie relative:eso0336
Grandezza:2297 x 2381 px

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Nome:Eta Carinae
Tipo:Milky Way : Star : Type : Wolf-Rayet
Distanza:7500 Anni luce
Categoria:Illustrations

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