Highest resolution image of Eta Carinae

Eso_eso1637b_1024

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 Details

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

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Orange VLTI (AMBER) Infrared (K) -
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ID
eso1637b
Subject Category
B.3.6.1  
Subject Name
Eta Carinae
Credits
ESO
Release Date
2016-10-19T14:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1637b/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Very Large Telescope Interferometer
Instrument
AMBER
Color Assignment
Orange
Band
Infrared
Bandpass
K
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
Equinox
Reference Value
Reference Dimension
3000.0, 2000.0
Reference Pixel
Scale
Rotation
Coordinate System Projection:
Quality
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
European Southern Observatory
URL
http://www.eso.org
Name
Email
Telephone
Address
Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2
City
Garching bei München
State/Province
Postal Code
D-85748
Country
Germany
Rights
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Publisher
European Southern Observatory
Publisher ID
eso
Resource ID
eso1637b
Metadata Date
2024-02-22T14:20:33.950748
Metadata Version
1.1
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