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First Full 3D Model of Eta Carinae Nebula Created by Nasa Scientists

Posted on July 9, 2014 by PlatoHagel

An international team of astronomers has developed a 3D model of a giant cloud ejected by the massive binary system Eta Carinae during its 19th century outburst. Eta Carinae lies about 7,500 light-years away in the southern constellation of Carina … Continue reading →

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Eta Carinae

Posted on March 30, 2012 by PlatoHagel

Preview of a Forthcoming Supernova At the turn of the 19th century, the binary star system Eta Carinae was faint and undistinguished. In the first decades of the century, it became brighter and brighter, until, by April 1843, it was … Continue reading →

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