Rider is a list of requirements that celebrity agents send ahead of time to the organizers of the performance. Sometimes these lists make the receiving party clutch their heads: “Well, why would they need THIS?”.
The editors of the site found out what things Russian and foreign stars need for a comfortable existence. Here is a selection of oddities and whims from star riders.
This information was collected from celebrity riders of different years, so the information may be out of date due to changes in their show programs, tastes, or for other reasons.
Ridiculous riders of foreign stars
Celine Dion
Celine Dion requires that the temperature in the dressing room be no more or less than 23 degrees Celsius. Otherwise there will be no concert! 
Britney Spears
Britney Spears demanded a dedicated telephone line in the dressing room, otherwise the organizers paid a $3,000 fine for each incoming call. There was a time when before a concert she and her team needed 100 McDonald's cheeseburgers... no buns. And for a concert in London in 2011, she needed a framed photograph of Princess Diana. 
Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lopez wants to be surrounded by white everywhere, and could leave the organizers with nothing if her sheets are not made from the purest cotton. And during a performance in Moscow, she needed a motorcade of 19 S-class cars, and hippos and crocodiles were to be embroidered on towels for her kids.Rider Jennifer Lopez for a concert in Moscow
Madonna
Madonna is asking for a staff of 200 people, including a personal chef, a yoga instructor, 30 bodyguards and a special person to vacuum the stage costumes. The room should have pale pink lilies or white roses with a 15-centimeter stem. 
Iggy Pop
The demands of Iggy Pop and his band The Stooges took up 28 A4 pages. One of the requirements was as follows: “We need 7 dwarfs dressed exactly like those dwarfs from the Walt Disney cartoon about a woman who falls into hibernation for a century after she was bitten by a poisonous gnome, or after she pricked her finger with a sharp an apple...or something like that. Well, taller people will do too. The main thing is attitude. And don't forget the pointed hats. 
Paul McCartney
A longtime vegetarian, Paul McCartney will not tolerate anything in his room that results in the death of a living being: no hides, furs or skins, not to mention meat for dinner. 
Marilyn Manson
Brutal Marilyn Manson will cancel the concert if his favorite Haribo bears, popcorn and chips are not in the dressing room. 
David Hesselhoff
Actor and singer David Hesselhoff wants to see his full-length cardboard figure in the act. 
Barbra Streisand
Barbra Streisand wants the floor and toilet bowl to be strewn with rose petals. 
Nicki Minaj
Nicki Minaj's requests are very modest: a bucket of spicy chicken wings, two heaters, bakery-scented candles, three different flavors of gum and a plate of cheese. 
Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey asks for a bottle of Cristal champagne and a straw to be brought to the room to sip it slowly. She needs a helper to throw away her gum and help her up the stairs. The room should have a sofa in dark colors "without these annoying patterns." The temperature in the room is exactly 24 degrees Celsius, the room is full of white roses and vanilla-scented candles. 
Cher
Singer Cher needs a separate wig room. It sounds strange, but she really has a lot of them. 
cold play
There are no special requirements for Coldplay members, except that every hotel room should have postcards with images of local attractions - they send them to the family, such a tradition. 
beyoncé
Beyoncé has two conditions that are not discussed under any circumstances: a huge dressing room the size of a school gym and baked chicken for dinner. 
Rihanna
Rihanna's room should have a "plush" sofa and animal-print pillows, preferably zebra or tiger stripes, always without sequins, as well as a brand new carpet to walk on barefoot. 
Katy Perry
Katy Perry's 45-page rider contains the following conditions: two cream-colored egg chairs, a refrigerator with a glass door, a vintage French lamp with an ornament, a special person for washing fruits and vegetables. And none of the staff should talk to her. 
Eminem
Eminem is no longer the cocky bully he was at the beginning of his career. Now he adheres to the philosophy of contemplation, perhaps that is why he once demanded from the organizers of a performance in Ireland a hotel with a pond full of Japanese koi. 
Robbie Williams
Another fan of Zen Buddhism is Robbie Williams. His dressing room must have a bonsai tree, a photograph of the Dalai Lama and four ashtrays, and sometimes a live monkey. 
M.I.A.
Singer M.I.A. wants to see a couple of 20-25-year-old dancers dressed in a burqa in the backup dancer, and in the room - "Gruyère cheese, old as dinosaurs." 
Lady Gaga
Lady Gaga's rider is weird simply because it's Lady Gaga. The dressing room should be decorated in the style of glam rock (whatever that means), all bath accessories should be lavender in color and smell, and a mannequin with pink pubic hair should be in the bathroom. 
Moby
Moby needs 10 pairs of white cotton socks and 10 white boxers. He takes the underwear left after the performance with him. 
The secret becomes clear
Van Halen's rider said, "The room should have a vase of M&M's with all the browns removed." But this strange, at first glance, requirement is more than a stellar whim. 
The fact is that each performance of the group required serious efforts from the host. During the show, Van Halen drove onto the stage in huge trucks and did many other tricks that turned the performance into a colorful show, and any mistake in stage design could turn into a disaster.
To make sure that the organizers carefully read the technical requirements for the stage, among the detailed description of every little thing like outlets and the width of doorways, a section "Treats" with a line about M&M's was hidden. If, when checking into a room, the artists saw brown M&M's in the bowl, the concert was immediately canceled, the money was not returned to the organizer.
Riders of Russian stars
Singer Nikita
Singer Nikita, the author of the once popular song “Flew Forever”, loves his chow-chow Seva very much. In 2005, the media reported that a prerequisite for his rider is a separate room, a car and a hairdresser for a pet. Seva should have been fed young meat with vegetables and nothing else. Nikita was not so scrupulous about his beloved: he only asked to be put in a room in pastel colors. 
Lolita
The rider of Lolita Milyavskaya seems quite adequate: a suite in a five-star hotel, bodyguards and a limousine at the gangway. But even these simple requirements were not always met. Tired of the irresponsibility of the organizers, Lolita added to the list "Oka" with a flashing light, which should meet her at the airport. So she determines who has read her rider and who has not. Those who read will certainly call and clarify, to which the singer replies: “Joke, relax!”. 
As for the performance itself, Lolita needs two Viennese chairs and three water cannons on stage. After the last paragraph, I even wanted to go to the singer's concert.
Taisiya Povaliy
In the rider 
Zemfira
In 2013, Zemfira came to Ukraine with a concert. The organizers of the event posted on the network the singer's rider demanding to provide her with a suite in a 5-star hotel, a BMW or Mercedes of an executive class with the ability to smoke in the cabin, 5 security guards, and a dressing room, which must have 10 terry towels and soap (with a shower there was no word). The menu listed 10 raw eggs, apparently to maintain the voice. But there was no alcohol on the list at all, contrary to widespread rumors that Zemfira likes to drink a glass of Widow Clicquot or a glass of Hennessy before the concert. 
Alexander Rybak
In 2009, a pop star with Norwegian roots impressed the organizers of the Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk with her demands. The producers of Alexander Rybak requested a representative Mercedes S220, and for its accompanying Mercedes Sprinter. According to the rider, the singer must be assigned at least two security guards, and during concerts, the backup dancers and musicians should have their own security. The minibar in the room was supposed to be filled with the following drinks: 10 bottles of beer, 1 bottle of dry white wine, 20 bottles of still water, 20 bottles of lemonade and 5 bottles of Coca-Cola Light. At the same time, the Rybak troupe was strictly forbidden to feed pizza and fast food. It is not clear why the festival management was so dumbfounded and "excessive and annoying" rather modest conditions for the winner of Eurovision, which took only 2 pages.A limousine, 2 escort cars and a Mercedes bus for backup dancers are required to meet the singer at the gangway. In Russia and the CIS countries, Kirkorov's safety on the road should be ensured by traffic police cars.
The artist must be provided with at least a two-room presidential suite. The first room is large and bright, with a full-length mirror, upholstered furniture, a dressing table, a wardrobe for at least 20 suits, a table with a snow-white tablecloth, a private bathroom, fresh flowers and a decanter of orange juice. The second room is completely given over to the wardrobe.
One of the strangest conditions of the rider Kirkorov is “preliminary showing on local TV of Kirkorov's video clips, the film “Philip Kirkorov. One Year in the Life: Love and the Stage" and commercials for his performance.
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But it turns out that this is not all. Who knows why they suddenly do strange things: to attract attention or just obeying an impulse. Today we decided to recall some more ridiculous and strange situations that the stars got into. Here, even a meat dress is not a competitor!
Naomi Campbell (45)
Black Panther has always been explosive. And if today her ardor has cooled down a bit, then it used to be very risky to be near a star. She rushed at her assistants, disrupted shows and cursed with journalists. Naomi also enjoys hitting people with her cell phone, for which she has paid a fine three times. And she somehow kicked her driver in the head, so much so that he smashed his face on the steering wheel.
(52)
During a speech at Hollywood Film Awards the actor could not connect two words. He looked confused, looked for a microphone on stage for a long time, and spoke indistinctly. "Oh, it's one of those nights," joked Depp but no one understood him...
After that, a discussion broke out in the press and the Network whether the actor was drunk or just played for the public. In favor of the first version is the fact that during the speech Depp began to swear, although the ceremony was broadcast live.
(48)
Let the fans forgive the king of the Russian pop scene for everything, we believe that his behavior towards women was, to put it mildly, very doubtful. First at one of their press conferences Kirkorov insulted the journalist, and after a while hit the girl - the second director of the Golden Gramophone award.
Chuck Berry (88)
Even behind the legendary Chuck Berry there are sins. Once upon a time in his club at california chuck installed video cameras in the women's restrooms (right inside the toilet bowls). Several women sued the singer, and he paid them one and a half million dollars.
Solange Knowles (29)
Well, how can you live in peace if your sister is (34)? New York Ball Met Gala ended up being Solange Knowles lashed out with fists Jay Z(45). The incident was recorded by a surveillance camera installed in the hotel elevator. The girl beat him with her hands and feet, and even in the presence of Beyoncé! When they went outside Solange and Jay Z did not try to hide negative emotions, but beyoncé smiled. A hotel worker later sold the recording to the press. These are strong family relationships.
Serge Gainsbourg (1928–1991)
We are used to hearing the famous hit Je t "aime… My non plus("I love you, I love you too - no") performed by Serge Gainsbourg and his wife Jane Birkin. But initially the song was intended for another partner of the artist - Brigitte Bardot, with which the first version was recorded. However, Bardo forbade the release of this record, because she was married at that moment and tried her best to disown communication with Serge. The song was so explicit that it was banned from radio stations in many countries. Europe. And this is one of the most modest episodes.
For example, in 1986 Gainsbourg, who at that time was already 62 years old, invited Whitney Houston to have sex with him. Live. And not just once.
(29)
In late August Lindsey looked at the wedding of a millionaire Justin Etzin, where she went through alcohol and arranged a striptease. But it's still flowers! One day, a list of Lohan's lovers appeared in the media, written by her own hand.
It featured (37), (34), (27) , (37), (38) and a dozen other famous men. The actress also ran naked in the store, fought with her mother and, of course, went to court because of drugs and drunk driving.
(19)
The waitress of the restaurant where Kendall once dined said that the star left the establishment without paying the bill. According to Hailey she had to run for Kendall, then jenner threw money in her face. Sister
Actor Tom Hanks is a famous lover of antiquity. True, while other celebrities enthusiastically collect paintings, antique jewelry and other "little things", Hank prefers larger fish. That is why the actor surrounded himself with vintage typewriters. There are even rumors among journalists that Tom, who hates reporters with all his heart, agrees to an interview only in one case - if you lure him with a typewriter, ask about the collection, ask about one or another copy, or even give a brand new (or rather old) model. So, a few years ago, Talking Dead host Chris Hardwick sent Tom Hanks a 1934 Smith Corona typewriter with an invitation to take part in the broadcast. He received a typed response: “Dear Chris, Ashley and the rest of the damn geniuses of Nerdist Industries! Yes, who do you think you are, deciding that I will buy into your offer, only having received this wonderful silent typewriter of 1934! Yes, you are out of your mind if you think ... that I ... wow! .. what a good move she has ... what a rich crimson ... Stop! I'm not some small fry ... and how quietly it prints ... Ok! I'll tell my people to contact you and set up an interview. Damn you! Tom Hanks".
Angelina Jolie: knives
For many years, Angelina Jolie has been collecting edged weapons. The actress's collection focuses on Renaissance and Medieval knives and daggers, but she also collects other types of antique knives and swords. It would seem that it’s not a very “female” hobby, however, if you think about it, then nothing special: why shouldn’t a woman who wore her husband’s (Billy Bob Thornton’s) blood around her neck in a bottle chase daggers all over the world. In one of her many interviews, Jolie admitted that she keeps her treasures under lock and key - in a house where a large number of children live, it would be unsafe to keep knives in the public domain.
Keira Knightley: nail polish
The Pirates of the Caribbean star also has a passion for hoarding. True, unlike her previous colleagues, she turned her gaze to the present. Keira Knightley collects nail polish. Moreover, apparently, neither the brand nor the texture is of particular interest to her, because the main thing for the actress is color, and the brighter it is, the better. Let's be honest, not all experiments are successful: according to the star herself, one of her latest acquisitions is a yellow-brown lacquer, in other words, the color of childish surprise. As Kira reasonably noted, with such varnish, her hands looked like the paws of a heavy smoker, so there was no need to talk about beauty.
Catherine Deneuve: lipstick
The star of French cinema, the inimitable Catherine Deneuve, also collects cosmetics, namely lipsticks. Often, Katrin admits that she simply cannot pass by a lipstick stand in a boutique - her collection already has several hundred copies of the most unimaginable shades. Judging by the fact that Deneuve still appears in public places with a rather modest and elegant make-up, it can be assumed that the collection has remained untouched for many years. Well, in the end, this is not the strangest hobby, judging by the star colleagues of the actress.
Dustin Hoffman: teddy bears
Dustin Hoffman's collection is perhaps the cutest of all the ones listed and not entirely masculine. The actor collects teddy bears, but, it should be noted, not all of them. Hoffman is extremely selective - representatives of his collection are exclusively Teddy bears. By the way, the pretty cubs were named after Theodore Roosevelt because he could not shoot the cub while hunting.
Rumor has it that Hoffman has a whole room in the house set aside for bears, which is not surprising - the actor already has more than a thousand of them, and the collection is growing every day, so there is every reason to fear that the bears will soon evict the star from the apartment. But Dustin's friends never have problems choosing a gift for a particular holiday.
Reese Witherspoon: vintage lingerie
Blonde Reese Witherspoon at first glance seems to be quite an ordinary person with a hobby that any woman with decent earnings can afford - she collects antique vintage linen. Such a hobby is quite understandable - antique lace, silk, satin, in short - a very sexual hobby. Along with vintage pantaloons and slips, Reese also has a passion for vintage embroidery. But another hobby of the actress causes some bewilderment: she collects plastic utensils, and only of the same brand. According to Witherspoon, she simply cannot walk past a store without purchasing a pack of plates, forks or cups.
Penelope Cruz: hangers
The muse of the director Pedro Almodovar and the wife of the Spanish actor Javier Bardem is such a bright and original woman that, of course, she could not get carried away with some standard hobby. Not that the charming Spaniard could take first place in the ranking of the most original collectors, but it’s quite possible to compete for the leading position. The fact is that Penelope collects hangers. Wooden, plastic, multi-colored, plain ... in general, whatever your heart desires. The collection currently contains more than five hundred items.
Claudia Slate: Spiders
It's hard to believe, but top model Claudia Schiffer is crazy about insects, especially spiders. Passion for these not the most attractive insects, Claudia appeared in childhood - then she could sit for hours, watching how the spider weaves its web. Today, in addition to a variety of very original spider-shaped decorations, Claudia also has an impressive collection of dried insects at home. Only one question remains open: why shouldn't top models get live pets and start going to social events with them?
David Lynch: dead flies
The director of "Twin Peaks" cannot get involved in ordinary things, this is quite obvious, judging by his creations. So there is nothing to be surprised that in his free time, Lynch catches flies, dries them, and then sticks them on his wall ... Although no, it is impossible to remain completely indifferent to such a hobby with all the desire. They also say that in addition to the deceased flies, Lynch is also fond of chicken bones, which he also diligently demonstrates to guests who dared to visit the director. It happens that Lynch does not disdain garbage ... thank God, only paper waste to create exciting installations from them.
Johnny Depp: Everything
Johnny Depp's oddities are legendary. In choosing a hobby, the actor also decided to show off his originality and began to collect everything. Rumor has it that in his youth, Johnny dabbled in collecting pigeon skeletons, bat carcasses, and dried bugs. True, then he switched to more harmless exhibits, including old hats. Again, according to the legend, the Pirates of the Caribbean star was almost kicked out of the house by her common-law spouse, Vanessa Paradis, for an excessive amount of hats, but in the end the case was limited to only “evicting” part of the exhibits to another room. In addition to his passion for hats, Depp turned his attention to Barbie dolls. At first, according to the actor, he entertained his children with toys, but, in the end, he got so carried away that he began to acquire dolls purely for his personal collection. Johnny favors celebrity dolls. His collection includes Elvis Presley, Beyoncé, Lindsay Lohan, as well as dolls named after himself - Jack Sparrow and the Mad Hatter.
In the meantime, Johnny still manages to collect all sorts of items related to the writer Jack Kerouac. Depp possesses not only editions and manuscripts of his works, but also the author's coat, jacket and suitcase. The actor collects and objects of art - he is attracted by paintings depicting clowns, lamps and Art Deco furniture.
Science and technology
Astronomical photo gallery
Galaxy
A photo: A star losing mass and its nebula
Explanations: The hazy formation around this cool star is light reflected by dust particles surrounding it. The dust originated from the material of the star itself and is believed to consist mainly of silicon found in its outer layers. The rate of mass loss is much higher than usual for stars of this type and is sufficient for the formation of the reflection nebula IC 2220. The fact that the central object in the image is a star can be seen at least from the cruciform "spikes" emerging from it. These are artifacts that have arisen due to the design features of the telescope.
Copyright:(c) 1980 Anglo-Australian Telescope Directorate, photograph by David Malin
D.F. Malin
A photo: A Wolf-Rayet star in the nebula NGC 2359
Explanations: Wolf-Rayet stars are massive, extremely hot, and matter is ejected from their surface at a speed of several thousand kilometers per second. As for the star NGC 2359, the solar wind interacts with the gas and dust around it, generating the cosmic "bubble" visible in the photo. The shell-like layers are formed by the single star HD 56925, which is losing a significant portion of the matter from its outer layers, throwing it into a part of our Galaxy rich in interstellar gas. Such stars are unusual mainly because such an existence cannot last long.
Copyright:(c) 1979 Anglo-Australian Telescope Directorate, photograph by David Malin
Reproduced with permission: D.F. Malin
A photo: Beta Painter (optical image taken from Earth)
Explanations: Beta Pictoris is a 4th-magnitude star that radiates strongly in the infrared. It is surrounded by a disk of matter of the kind that is believed to eventually lead to the creation of a planetary system.
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Reproduced with permission: National Optical Astronomical Observatories
A photo: Faint Nebula NGC 6164-5
Explanations: Very hot, massive stars rapidly lose mass from their surfaces during their short lives. The loss of mass is usually a fairly stable process, but some stars sometimes have violent outbursts. The star HD 148937 has ejected large amounts of matter at least twice in its lifetime; the brightest and most recent ejecta is observed as the nebula NGC 6164-5 (center of the image), while the much fainter and older "rim" of the nebula, visible at a considerable distance from the central star, indicates another strong ejection that occurred much before.
Copyright:(c) 1984, Anglo-Australian Telescope Directorate, photograph by David Malin
Reproduced with permission: D.F. Malin
A photo: Double nebula NGC 6164-5 around a bright star
Explanations: The bright central star visible in this photograph is known simply as HD 148937. But as the hottest component of a young, orbiting triple system of stars, it is a rather unusual object, albeit similar in appearance to a planetary nebula. The star itself is shedding mass from its outer layers continuously, but occasional energetic outbursts cause the symmetrical shells seen in this image to appear. Both stellar shells are included in the catalogs as separate objects under the numbers NGC 6164 and NGC 6165,
Copyright:(c) 1981 Anglo-Australian Telescope Directorate, photograph by David Malin
Reproduced with permission: D.F. Malin
A photo: Young stars in the Orion Nebula
Explanations: An image taken by the Hubble Space Telescope shows a small portion of the Orion Nebula (0.14 light years across) and five young stars. Four of them are surrounded by gas and dust masses that were captured by the forming stars. It is possible that they are all protoplanetary disks ("proplyds") that can develop into planetary systems. Formations closer to hot stars appear brighter, while those farther away appear darker.
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Reproduced with permission: S.R.O "Dell and NASA
A photo: First images of a true brown dwarf
Explanations: The images show a red dwarf (Gliese 229) of 8th magnitude, located in the constellation of the Hare at a distance of about 18 light-years. Its much fainter companion Gliese 229B was discovered on October 27, 1994. The companion's semi-major axis is 44 AU. The mass of this object is about 20 - 50 masses of Jupiter, but its density is so great that it has the same diameter as Jupiter (128,000 km). The companion has a low surface temperature and a methane atmosphere, proving that it is a substellar brown dwarf. The image on the left was taken in the far red light range using the adaptive optics coronagraph of the 1.5-meter telescope of the Palomar Observatory (October 1994). The right image taken by the Hubble Space Telescope (November 1995) confirms that the faint speck named Gliese 229B is indeed an object orbiting its parent star.
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Reproduced with permission: T. Nakajima (Caltech), S. Durrans (JSU) (left image); S. Kulkarni (Caltech), D. Golimovsky (JSU) and NASA
A photo: protoplanetary disk
Explanations: Image of a very young star (its age is from 300 thousand to 1 million years), surrounded by matter left over from the period of star formation. The cool, reddish star has a mass about one-fifth that of our Sun. The dark disk, silhouetted against the Orion Nebula, is possibly the protoplanetary disk from which planets form. The disk contains at least seven times more matter than our Earth and is about 90 billion km in diameter, which is 7.5 times the size of the solar system. The Orion Nebula is about 1500 light years away from us in the direction of the constellation Orion. Image taken by the Hubble Space Telescope.
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Reproduced with permission: K.R. O'Dale / Rice University, NASA
A photo: Planet around the star Beta Painter
Explanations: This image from the Hubble Space Telescope shows for the first time the interior of the 320 billion km diameter dust disk surrounding the star Beta Pictoris. Top: Visible-light image of the disk, showing the disk almost edge-on and therefore spindle-shaped. It consists of microscopic dust grains formed by ice and silicate particles. One or more planets are located in the lumen of the disk. The light of the bright star lying in the center of the disk is blocked in this frame. Bottom: False color image processed to reveal details of the disk structure. You can see that the pink-white inner edge of the disk deviates slightly from the plane of the outer red-yellow-green disk (shown in dotted line in the image). The simplest explanation for this phenomenon is that part of the disk is attracted by the large planet. The planet itself is impossible to see, because it is close to the star, and its brightness is perhaps a billion times less.
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Reproduced with permission: C. Burroughs, Space Telescope Research Institute (NIIKT) of the European Space Agency (ESA), J. Christ (NIIKT), WFPC-2 HST Team and NASA
A photo: Emissions from a young star
Explanations: This image from the Hubble Space Telescope reveals new mysteries of star birth, showing a pair of spectacular gas eruptions from a young star. Top: The ejecta extends over a light year. The source of this structure - a young star - lies in the middle between the ejecta and is hidden by a dark cloud of dust. Nearly symmetrical bubbles of gas at either end of the ejecta form where they collide with interstellar gas. Bottom left: A close-up of the region around the star shows a glowing string of gas blasts ejected from the star, like a tracer of machine gun fire. Bottom right: This wedge-shaped structure is a classic example of a shock wave produced when fast-moving matter collides with a slower medium.
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Reproduced with permission: J. Hester (Arizona State University), HTC WFPC-2 Team and NASA
A photo: X-ray burster (artist's drawing)
Explanations: This painting conveys the artist's vision of a binary star in the globular cluster NGC 66224, which is the source of powerful bursts of X-rays. The object consists of a neutron star surrounded by a disk of matter, and a companion - a white dwarf, whose matter flows onto this disk through a narrow bridge. The object's ultraviolet radiation was detected by the Hubble Space Telescope in 1993.
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Reproduced with permission: D.Berry / STScI
A photo: Material surrounding the star Eta Carinae (HST)
Explanations: A rapidly expanding shell of matter surrounding the star Eta in the constellation Carinae was ejected during a violent outburst observed in 1841. Image taken by the Hubble Space Telescope in January 1994. Eta Carinae is one of the most massive and brightest stars known; its mass exceeds the mass of the Sun by 150 times.
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Reproduced with permission: J. Esther and NASA
A photo: New Cygnus in May 1993 and January 1994 (HST)
Explanations: Development of the gaseous envelope surrounding Nova Cygnus after the explosion on February 19, 1992. Images obtained by the Hubble Space Telescope on May 31, 1993 and after the system upgrade in December 1993 are shown. Novaya owes its appearance to a thermonuclear explosion on the surface of a white dwarf in a star system.
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Reproduced with permission: F.Pareske, R.Jendrzejewski and NASA
