Highest resolution image of Eta Carinae

eso_eso1637b October 19th, 2016

Credit: ESO

This image represent the best image of the Eta Carinae star system ever made. The observations were made with the Very Large Telescope Interferometer and could lead to a better understanding of the evolution of very massive stars.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1637b/

Curator: European Southern Observatory, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Type: Observation
Object Name: Eta Carinae
Subject - Milky Way: Star > Grouping > Binary

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	Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
	VLTI (AMBER)	Infrared (K)	-

ID: eso1637b
Subject Category: B.3.6.1
Subject Name: Eta Carinae
Credits: ESO

Release Date: 2016-10-19T14:00:00
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Reference Url: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1637b/

Type: Observation
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Facility: Very Large Telescope Interferometer
Instrument: AMBER
Color Assignment: Orange

Band: Infrared
Bandpass: K
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Reference Dimension: 3000.0, 2000.0

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Creator (Curator): European Southern Observatory
URL: http://www.eso.org
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Address: Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2
City: Garching bei München
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Postal Code: D-85748
Country: Germany
Rights: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Publisher: European Southern Observatory
Publisher ID: eso
Resource ID: eso1637b

Resource URL: https://www.eso.org/public/archives/images/original/eso1637b.tif
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Metadata Date: 2024-02-22T14:20:33.950748
Metadata Version: 1.1

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