Shaped by strong mass loss, rapid rotation, and/or the presence of a close companion, the circumstellar environment around the most massive stars is complex and anything but spherical. Here we provide a brief overview of the high spatial resolution observations of Eta Carinae performed with the Very Large Telescope Interferometer (VLTI). Special emphasis is given to discuss VLTI/AMBER and VLTI/VINCI observations, which directly resolve spatial scales comparable to those where mass loss originates. Studying scales as small as a few milli-arcseconds allows us to investigate kinematical effects of rotation and binarity in more detail than ever befor
Context. Eta Carinae is a highly eccentric, massive binary system (semimajor axis similar to 15.5 au...
Context.The bright star η Carinae is the most massive and luminous star in our region of the Milky W...
12 pages, published in proceedings of the ESO-EII Workshop "The power of optical / IR interferometry...
Context: The bright star eta Carinae is the most massive and luminous star in our region of the Milk...
We present new high angular resolution observations at near-IR wavelengths of the core of the Lumino...
We present new high angular resolution observations at near-IR wavelengths of the core of the Lu...
International audienceContext. The mass loss from massive stars is not understood well. Eta Car is a...
Context. The mass loss from massive stars is not understood well. eta Carinae is a unique object for...
We present the first interferometric NIR observations of the LBV ? Carinae with high spectral resolu...
The mass loss from massive stars is not understood well. Eta Carinae is a unique object for studying...
We present new high angular resolution observations at near-IR wavelengths of the core of the Lumino...
Context. Eta Carinae is a highly eccentric, massive binary system (semimajor axis similar to 15.5 au...
Context.The bright star η Carinae is the most massive and luminous star in our region of the Milky W...
12 pages, published in proceedings of the ESO-EII Workshop "The power of optical / IR interferometry...
Context: The bright star eta Carinae is the most massive and luminous star in our region of the Milk...
We present new high angular resolution observations at near-IR wavelengths of the core of the Lumino...
We present new high angular resolution observations at near-IR wavelengths of the core of the Lu...
International audienceContext. The mass loss from massive stars is not understood well. Eta Car is a...
Context. The mass loss from massive stars is not understood well. eta Carinae is a unique object for...
We present the first interferometric NIR observations of the LBV ? Carinae with high spectral resolu...
The mass loss from massive stars is not understood well. Eta Carinae is a unique object for studying...
We present new high angular resolution observations at near-IR wavelengths of the core of the Lumino...
Context. Eta Carinae is a highly eccentric, massive binary system (semimajor axis similar to 15.5 au...
Context.The bright star η Carinae is the most massive and luminous star in our region of the Milky W...
12 pages, published in proceedings of the ESO-EII Workshop "The power of optical / IR interferometry...