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3D image of Eta Carinae


Date: 01 June 2019
Satellite: Hubble Space Telescope
Depicts: Eta Carinae
Copyright: Jon Morse (University of Colorado), Kris Davidson (University of Minnesota), and NASA/ESA

This is a unique three-dimensional image of the star Eta Carinae, with its twin lobes and equatorial disk of expanding dust and gas.

To see the 3D structure the image must be viewed through colour 3D glasses with the left eye looking through a red filtered lens, and right eye looking through a blue filtered lens.

Last Update: 1 September 2019
22-Jan-2026 22:50 UT

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