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Old 29-10-2009, 08:48 AM
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Humunculus expansion visible?

Hi all, I was wondering if anyone has done some close ups of the Humunculus nebula around Eta Carinae itself?

I did this one a couple of years ago and compared it with the famous HST shot taken 10 years earlier. When lined up with the stars it definitely looks like it's expanding:
http://www.geocities.com/hwy37/deeps...1996-2006.html

I suppose seeing it expand over a period of 10 years is to be expected.

Anyone else with close ups of this nebula? Would be interesting to compare more images.
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