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WFPC2 Image of Eta Carinae (Eta Carinae, Eta Car) — image from the Hubble Space Telescope

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WFPC2 Image of Eta Carinae

September 9, 2009 · NASA · Eta Carinae, Eta Car · Carina

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WFPC2 image of the variable star Eta Carinae

About the colours

The image is a composite of separate exposures made by the WFPC2 instrument on the Hubble Space Telescope. Five filters were used to sample narrow wavelength ranges. The color results from assigning different hues (colors) to each monochromatic image. In this case, the assigned colors are: Red: F658N ([N II]) Yellow: F656N (H-alpha) Green: F631N ([O I]) Cyan: F502N ([O III]) Blue: F336W (U)

About the data

The Hubble images were created from data from proposals 11500 : K. Noll (STScI) and 11506 : K. Noll (STScI), B. Woodgate (NASA/GSFC), C. Proffitt (STScI/CSC), and T. Gull (NASA/GSFC).

Acknowledgments for Eta Car Observers: K. Noll (STScI), B. Woodgate (NASA/GSFC), C. Proffitt (STScI/CSC), and T. Gull (NASA/GSFC) Data Analysis: M. Mutchler (STScI) Image Composition: Z. Levay and L. Frattare (STScI) Text: D. Weaver and R. Villard (STScI) Illustrations: Z. Levay (STScI) Video: G. Bacon (STScI) Science Consultants: M. Livio (STScI) and T. Gull (NASA/GSFC)

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