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The Carina Nebula. η Carinae is the brightest star, on the left side. Mass loss is one of the most intensively studied aspects of massive star research. Put simply, calculated mass loss rates in the best models of stellar evolution do not reproduce the observed properties of evolved massive stars such as Wolf–Rayets, the number and types of ...
Eta Carinae, surrounded by the Homunculus Nebula. Within the large bright nebula is a much smaller feature, immediately surrounding Eta Carinae itself, known as the Homunculus Nebula (from Latin meaning Little Man). It is believed to have been ejected in an enormous outburst in 1841 which briefly made Eta Carinae the second-brightest star in ...
Eta Carinae is known to be at the same distance as the Carina Nebula and its spectrum can be seen reflected off various star clouds in the nebula. [76] The appearance of the Carina Nebula, and particularly of the Keyhole region, has changed significantly since it was described by John Herschel over 160 years ago. [ 46 ]
The nebula is embedded within the much larger Carina Nebula, a large star-forming H II region. From the Latin homunculus meaning Little Man, the nebula consists of gas which was ejected from Eta Carinae during the Great Eruption, which occurred ~7,500 years before it was observed on Earth, from 1838 to 1845. [3]
Carina (/ k ə ˈ r aɪ n ə, k ə ˈ r iː n ə / kə-RY-nə, - REE-) is a constellation in the southern sky.Its name is Latin for the keel of a ship, and it was the southern foundation of the larger constellation of Argo Navis (the ship Argo) until it was divided into three pieces, the other two being Puppis (the poop deck), and Vela (the sails of the ship).
In Hindi, the name Sutara means ‘holy star’; It is most commonly given to girls. 25. Celeste. It’s no surprise that this one has an, er, celestial meaning: In French, Celeste means ...
Eta Carinae is an unstable blue hypergiant star, roughly 100 times more massive than the Sun, over 700 times wider, and 4 million times more luminous. In a 19th century event termed the Great Eruption, Eta Carinae brightened and violently ejected mass to form the surrounding Homunculus Nebula (pictured).
This star-crossed lover’s name has English origins, and a meaning ‘youthful’ or ‘Jove’s child’. For those asking, Jove is the older variation of the Roman God Jupiter. 95.