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Carina Nebula- Comparison
This is a comparison image of Mystic Mountain in visible light and infrared light.
This beautiful image is a small portion of the large Carina Nebula, visible in the Southern Hemisphere. The nebula is located about 7500 light-years away in the constellation of Carina. The structure pictured here is often called the Mystic Mountain and features a dreamy landscape in a sea of blue nebula. The structure itself is 3 light-years tall! The stars nestled inside it that are hidden from view are eating away at this structure. Stars nearby are blasting it away as well, creating the unique pillar shapes.
The newborn stars hidden inside the dust and gas can be seen from the streams of light emanating from this structure. The structure also has various jets of gas streaming from it. These jets of gas are being shot out from the newborn stars inside. The one at the very top of the structure is even forming a bow shock!
Resources:
Complete mosaics can be found here as well as more information about how the Hubble Heritage team created this image! HST 20th Anniversary Image is a WFC3 Mosaic of Carina Nebula HH 901 (HST 29th Anniversary)
These images are associated with Hubble proposal 10241: An ACS H-alpha Survey of the Carina Nebula and Hubble proposal 10475: An ACS H-alpha Survey of the Carina Nebula
This image was processed by myself, Alexandra Nachman, on 05/27/21 using data from the Hubble Legacy Archive. Images taken by NASA/ESA/Hubble Space Telescope.
Carina Nebula- Comparison
This is a comparison image of Mystic Mountain in visible light and infrared light.
This beautiful image is a small portion of the large Carina Nebula, visible in the Southern Hemisphere. The nebula is located about 7500 light-years away in the constellation of Carina. The structure pictured here is often called the Mystic Mountain and features a dreamy landscape in a sea of blue nebula. The structure itself is 3 light-years tall! The stars nestled inside it that are hidden from view are eating away at this structure. Stars nearby are blasting it away as well, creating the unique pillar shapes.
The newborn stars hidden inside the dust and gas can be seen from the streams of light emanating from this structure. The structure also has various jets of gas streaming from it. These jets of gas are being shot out from the newborn stars inside. The one at the very top of the structure is even forming a bow shock!
Resources:
Complete mosaics can be found here as well as more information about how the Hubble Heritage team created this image! HST 20th Anniversary Image is a WFC3 Mosaic of Carina Nebula HH 901 (HST 29th Anniversary)
These images are associated with Hubble proposal 10241: An ACS H-alpha Survey of the Carina Nebula and Hubble proposal 10475: An ACS H-alpha Survey of the Carina Nebula
This image was processed by myself, Alexandra Nachman, on 05/27/21 using data from the Hubble Legacy Archive. Images taken by NASA/ESA/Hubble Space Telescope.