Zoom into The Eta Carinae Nebula & Supergiant Star | ESO
This animation zooms in on the massive star Eta Carinae in the European Southern Observatory/WFI image of the Eta Carinae Nebula.
The Eta Carinae Nebula is located in the Carina–Sagittarius Arm of the Milky Way galaxy, approximately 8,500 light-years from Earth.
Within the Carina Nebula is the supergiant star Eta Carinae. It has a mass about 100 times greater than our Sun. It is an excellent candidate for a future supernova.
Credit: European Southern Observatory (ESO), Digitized Sky Survey 2 and A. Fujii
Duration: 1 minute
Release Date: Nov. 24, 2015
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