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Eta Carinae - 3

The Chandra X-Ray Space Telescope sees right through the dust cloud to the star Eta Carinae. It is a Luminous Blue Variable star. It is the most luminous star so far discovered in the Milky Way Galaxy. It is 120 times more massive than the Sun and radiates 5 million times more energy than the Sun.

View the original source of this material at the Chandra X-Ray Observatory Site