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3D Image of Eta Carinae (Eta Carinae , IRAS 10431-5925) — image from the Hubble Space Telescope

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3D Image of Eta Carinae

July 1, 2019 · ESA/Hubble · Eta Carinae , IRAS 10431-5925 · Carina

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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.