3D Image of Eta Carinae

esahubble_opo9623c July 1st, 2019

Credit: 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.

Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA

Image Source: https://esahubble.org/images/opo9623c/

Curator: ESA/Hubble, Baltimore, MD, United States

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Details

Image Type: Observation
Object Name: Eta Carinae • IRAS 10431-5925
Subject - Milky Way: Star > Type > Wolf-Rayet

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 10h 45m 3.6s; DEC = -59° 41’ 2.9”
Orientation: North is 0.8° CW
Field of View: 0.4 x 0.4 arcminutes
Constellation: Carina

Color Mapping

	Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
	Hubble (WFPC2)	Ultraviolet (Near-UV)	410.0 nm

ID: opo9623c
Subject Category: B.3.2.4
Subject Name: Eta Carinae, IRAS 10431-5925
Credits: Jon Morse (University of Colorado), Kris Davidson (University of Minnesota), and NASA/ESA

Release Date: 2019-07-01T16:00:00
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Reference Url: https://esahubble.org/images/opo9623c/

Type: Observation
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Distance Notes

Facility: Hubble Space Telescope
Instrument: WFPC2
Color Assignment: Magenta

Band: Ultraviolet
Bandpass: Near-UV
Central Wavelength: 410

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Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: J2000
Reference Value: 161.265152109, -59.6841363257
Reference Dimension: 900.0, 900.0

Reference Pixel: 450.0, 450.0
Scale: -7.8058691222e-06, 7.8058691222e-06
Rotation: -0.80000000000000049
Coordinate System Projection:: TAN

Quality: Full
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Creator (Curator): ESA/Hubble
URL: https://esahubble.org
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Address: ESA Office, Space Telescope Science Institute, 3700 San Martin Dr
City: Baltimore
State/Province: MD

Postal Code: 21218
Country: United States
Rights: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Publisher: ESA/Hubble
Publisher ID: esahubble
Resource ID: opo9623c

Resource URL: http://esahubble.org/media/archives/images/original/opo9623c.tif
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Metadata Date: 2003-12-09T17:46:38+01:00
Metadata Version: 1.1

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