The Expansion of Eta Carinae Debris
Depicts: Eta Carinae, IRAS 10431-5925
Copyright: Jon Morse (University of Colorado), Kris Davidson (University of Minnesota),and NASA
To create the picture, astronomers aligned and subtracted two images of Eta Carinae taken 17 months apart (April 1994, September 1995). Black represents where the material was located in the older image, and white represents the more recent location.
Last Update: 1 September 2019
