Free Astronomy Magazine November-December 2016

31 NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2016 SPACE CHRONICLES T his animation zooms in on the massive star system Eta Carinae, located in the Carina Nebula. During the zoom the Homun- culus Nebula and finally the violent surroun- ding of Eta Carinae becomes visible. [ESO, Digitized Sky Survey 2, A. Fuji, Nick Risinger (skysurvey.org), ESA/Hubble, T. Preibisch]