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Baloons !
Hi Skysurfer & All,
Yep, wonderful isn't it.
I've heard a lot of people over the years say how wonderful it would be if Eta Carinae exploded as a supernova. I hope it doesn't ! The Homunculus is one of the best small nebulae in the sky and does show evolving detail over longish time-scales.
I looked at it for the first time this year last night and noted that the fainter lobe, that has slowly been dimming over the last decade seems to be a bit brighter than the last couple of years. Eta (the star itself), brightened quite a bit between 2005 and 2012 up to about mag 4.6 but has now levelled out for the last few years.
'Tis a wonderful thing !
Best,
Les D
(Doh mis-type Balloons !!)
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