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Old 27-02-2019, 08:58 PM
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Eta Carinae is RED ???

I am talking about the star, not the nebula.
Using my binos or telescope Eta appears red to me like Antares or Betelgeuse ?
Is it an M type giant ?
The largest online astronomy textbook says the spectral type is Variable / O and a surface temperature of 9300 K or hotter.
How can it be red ?
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