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More Images of Eta Carinae
These four verisions of the Eta Carinae Chandra data have been
processed to show how Eta Carinae looks at three different X-ray
energies. Courtesy M. Karovska, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for
Astrophysics.
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Eta Carinae, Chandra X-ray
Chandra image of Eta Carinae at the lowest X-ray
energies. The radiation from gas around 3 million
degrees Celsius is especially prominent here. This
image shows that the 3 million degree Celsius gas is
spread out in a broad diffuse horseshoe-shaped region
that is about 2 light years across.
(Credit: NASA/CXC/SAO)
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Eta Carinae, Chandra X-ray
Chandra image of Eta Carinae at medium X-ray energies.
The radiation at these energies is from gas that has a
temperature in the range 30 to 60 million degrees
Celsius. This images shows the bright central area that
is about 3 light months across.
(Credit: NASA/CXC/SAO)
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Eta Carinae, Chandra X-ray
Chandra image of Eta Carinae at high X-ray energies.
At these energies, Eta Carinae is less than a light
month across. This radiation could be coming from hot
material very near the central star.
(Credit: NASA/CXC/SAO)
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Eta Carinae, Chandra X-ray
Composite Chandra image of Eta Carinae made by
combining the data at all energies.
(Credit: NASA/CXC/SAO)
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Chandra X-ray Image with Scale
Bar
Scale bar = 6 arcsec
(Credit: NASA/CXC/SAO)
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Return to Eta Carinae (08
Oct 99)
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