A Remarkable Star of the Southern Hemisphere

Eta Carina

The dying star, Eta Carina
Sketch by Serge Viellard, text by Frank McCabe

During his vacation trip to Namibia in March of 2009 with the 400cm. travel scope at high power, Serge captured this close up sketch of the asymmetrical orange lobes on each side of the dying star Eta Carina. Serge writes, “This sky is really extraordinary. I have above my head the most remarkable 3 nebulas of the sky with Orion beyond the zenith…”

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