... 2004 November 28 . Doomed Star Eta Carinae . Credit: J. Morse ( Arizona State U. ), K. Davidson ( U. Minnesota ) et al., ... WFPC2 , HST , NASA . Explanation: Eta Carinae may be about to explode. ...
... The Great Nebula in Carina itself spans about 30 light years, lies about 7,500 light years away , and can be seen with a small telescope toward the constellation of Keel ( Carina ). ...
... April 4, 1996 . The Keyhole Nebula Near Eta Carinae . Credit: Anglo-Australian Telescope photograph by David Malin . ... Designated NGC 3324, the Keyhole Nebula is a smaller region superposed on the bright Eta Carina Nebula . ...
... 2012 December 30 . Doomed Star Eta Carinae . Image Credit: J. Morse ( Arizona State U. ), K. Davidson ( U. Minnesota ) et al., ... WFPC2 , HST , NASA . Explanation: Eta Carinae may be about to explode. ...
... 2015 December 27 . Doomed Star Eta Carinae . Image Credit: J. Morse ( Arizona State U. ), K. Davidson ( U. Minnesota ) et al., ... WFPC2 , HST , NASA . Explanation: Eta Carinae may be about to explode. ...
... The above image explores about three light-years , a region size intermediate to the Eta Carina cocoon , which spans only about one-half of a light year, and the Great Nebula in Carina , which spans over 300 light years. ...
... 2002 October 10 . Dusty Environs of Eta Carinae . Credit: MSX , IPAC , NASA . ... only easily visible in binoculars or a small telescope, Eta Carinae has a history of spectacular flaring and fading behavior ...
... November 29, 1997 . Lasers in Eta Carinae . Picture Credit: J. Gitlin ( STScI ), NASA . ... U. Lund ) discovered that the chaotically variable star Eta Carinae emits ultraviolet light in such a narrow band that it is ...
... 2005 October 15 . Dusty Environs of Eta Carinae . Credit: MSX , IPAC , NASA . ... only easily visible in binoculars or a small telescope, Eta Carinae has a history of spectacular flaring and fading behavior ...
... In fact, the Carina Nebula is one of our galaxy's largest star-forming regions and home to young, extremely massive stars, including the still enigmatic variable Eta Carinae , a star with well over 100 times the mass of the Sun. ...