File:Eta Carinae (1999-0099 - 0099 infrared).jpg
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[edit]DescriptionEta Carinae (1999-0099 - 0099 infrared).jpg |
English: Eta Carinae is the most luminous star known in our galaxy. It radiates energy at a rate that is 5 million times that of the Sun. Observations indicate that Eta Carinae is an unstable star that is rapidly boiling matter off its surface. Some astronomers think that it could explode as a supernova any time! At a distance of 7,000 light years from Earth, this gigantic explosion would pose no threat to life but it would be quite a show. 18 micron IR image. Angular size of nebula is approximately 18 arc seconds |
Date | 8 October 1999 (upload date) |
Source | Eta Carinae: Shocking Detail of Superstar's Activity Revealed |
Author | E. Polomski, U. Florida/CTIO |
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Author | Chandra X-ray Observatory Center |
Short title | Shocking Detail of Superstar's Activity Revealed |
Date and time of data generation | 6 September 1999 |
Headline | A supermassive star and nebula that is one of the brightest infrared sources in the sky. |
Credit/Provider | NASA/CXC/SAO |
Source | Chandra X-ray Observatory |
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Orientation | Normal |
Horizontal resolution | 72 dpi |
Vertical resolution | 72 dpi |
IIM version | 2 |
Keywords | Eta Carinae |
Color space | Uncalibrated |
Image height | 432 px |
Image width | 432 px |
Exif version | 2.21 |
Number of components | 3 |
Pixel composition | RGB |
Height | 432 px |
Width | 432 px |
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Date metadata was last modified | 09:46, 17 November 2010 |
Contact information | cxcpub@cfa.harvard.edu
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