Eta Carinae

Eta Carinae and the surrounding Homunculus Nebula show off a range of false colors in this composite image of optical light (white), ultraviolet (cyan), and X-rays (purple).

X-RAY: NASA/CXC; ULTRAVIOLET/OPTICAL: NASA/STSCI; COMBINED IMAGE: NASA/ESA/N. SMITH (UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA), J. MORSE (BOLDLYGO INSTITUTE) AND A. PAGAN