Tracing Ancient Eruptions (IMAGE)

University of Arizona

Tracing Ancient Eruptions

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Vectors illustrating the observed proper motions of 792 features in the ejecta of Eta Carinae. The arrows are color-coded by the date of ejection from the central star. Until now, only one eruption was known (red arrows). Blue and green arrows mark previous eruptions (mid-13th and mid-16th centuries, respectively).

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Kiminki et al./NASA

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