A fascinating double-star system thats been exploding for two centuries has been captured in stunning never-before-seen detail by Hubble, the groundbreaking space telescope.
Hubble has been capturing the Eta Carinae double-star system for over two decades, giving astronomers unprecedented insights into the systems evolution and changing characteristics over time.
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Located 7,500 light-years away, Hubble has observed the system in various wavelengths. Its latest observation, however, shows the system in unprecedented detail with the highest resolution image ever taken.
The spectacular display was created using Hubbles Wide Field Camera to map warm magnesium gas glowing in ultraviolet light (seen in blue in the above image).
Eta Carinae violently exploded in the 1840s in what is known as the Great Eruption, throwing gas and dust into space in an incredible display of slow-motion fireworks that hasnt stopped since.
The causes of the eruption remain a point of speculation and debate among the scientific community. Which is precisely why the system has been monitored by almost every instrument on Hubble over more than 25 years.
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