Eta Carinae courtesy of Hubble:
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Keyhole part of the nebula in infrared (cuts through the intervening dust):
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Sorry, this beautiful nebula is not visible in the USA except VERY low in the south from south Florida (4 degrees above horizon in Miami), extreme south Texas, and Hawaii (8 degrees above the horizon in Honolulu).
| Right Ascension |
10 : 43.8 (h:m)
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| Declination |
-59 : 52 (deg:m)
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| Distance |
10.0 (kly)
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| Visual Brightness |
1.0 (mag)
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| Apparent Dimension |
120x120 (arc min) |
To: MozartLover; Joan912; NovemberCharlie; snowfox; Dawgsquat; Vigilantcitizen; theDentist; ...
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2 posted on
05/17/2004 6:55:59 AM PDT by
petuniasevan
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To: petuniasevan
Glad I'm not in Eta Carinae's neighborhood!
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This is beautiful.
Thanks for posting and...
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6 posted on
05/17/2004 4:29:48 PM PDT by
pax_et_bonum
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To: petuniasevan
10 posted on
05/17/2004 9:07:15 PM PDT by
BradyLS
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