HUBBLE PHOTOGRAPHS TURBULENT NEIGHBORHOOD NEAR ERUPTIVE STAR (STScI-PRC03-31-Heritage)

FOR RELEASE: November 6, 2003

PHOTO NO.: STScI-PRC03-31

HUBBLE PHOTOGRAPHS TURBULENT NEIGHBORHOOD NEAR ERUPTIVE STAR

Dramatic dark dust knots and complex structures are sculpted by
the high-velocity stellar winds and high-energy radiation from
the ultra-luminous variable star called Eta Carinae. This image
shows a region in the Carina Nebula between two large clusters
of some of the most massive and hottest known stars. This NASA
Hubble Space Telescope close-up view shows only a three
light-year-wide portion of the entire Carina Nebula, which has a
diameter of over 200 light-years. Taken with Hubble's Wide Field
Planetary Camera 2 in July 2002, this color image is a composite
of ultraviolet, visible, and infrared filters that have been
assigned the colors blue, green, and red, respectively.

Image Credit: NASA and The Hubble Heritage Team (AURA/STScI)
Acknowledgment: S. Casertano (STScI)

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