Eta Carinae: Our Neighboring Superstars (NASA, Chandra, 08/26/14)

Editor's note: Happy Friday, Flickr friends! This image is related to this week's Chandra release ( www.flickr.com/photos/nasamarshall/15046132302/ ) for the Eta Carinae star system. Hope you enjoy!

Eta Carinae is one of the most luminous known star systems in our galaxy. It radiates energy at a rate that is 5 million times that of the Sun. Most of this energy is radiated at infrared wavelengths. It is shrouded in a rapidly expanding cloud of dust which absorbs radiation from the central star and re-radiates it in the infrared.

Read more:
chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2014/etacar/more.html ( chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2014/etacar/more.html )

Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

Read more about Chandra:
www.nasa.gov/chandra ( www.nasa.gov/chandra )

Chandra album on Flickr:
www.flickr.com/photos/nasamarshall/sets/72157606205297786/ ( www.flickr.com/photos/nasamarshall/sets/72157606205297786/ )

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Taken on: April 10, 2024

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