Mystic Mountain
Hubble’s 20th anniversary image shows a mountain of dust and gas rising in the Carina Nebula. The top of a three-light-year tall pillar of cool hydrogen is being worn away by the radiation of nearby stars, while stars within the pillar unleash jets of gas that stream from the peaks.
Image: NASA, ESA, and M. Livio and the Hubble 20th Anniversary Team (STScI) [high-resolution]
Caption: Hubble Heritage Team
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Categories: ASTRONOMY, NATURAL WONDERS
Tags: Carina Nebula, ESA, European Space Agency, Hubble Space Telescope, Light-year, M. Livio, NASA, Space Telescope Science Institute
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Hubble photos are so awe inspiring. How can anyone not believe in God after viewing photos like these is beyond me!