Wide-field View of Star AG Carinae

Wide-field View of Star AG Carinae

Pictured here is the region of the sky around the star AG Carinae, which is positioned in the center of the image. The giant star is waging a tug-of-war between gravity and radiation to avoid self destruction. AG Carinae is surrounded by an expanding shell of gas and dust. The nebula is about five light-years wide, which equals the distance from here to our nearert star, Alpha Centauri.

Distance: 20,000 light-years

Credit: European Space Agency (ESA)/Hubble, Digitized Sky Survey 2

Acknowledgement: Davide De Martin

Release Date: April 23, 2021

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