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Carina Nebula : Hubble 2.2.2010 ( blue: oxygen glow
( green: hydrogen and nitrogen ( red: sulphur |
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newborn stars hot ionised gas and dust
on carina nebula
Copyright NASA/ESA/M. Livio & Hubble 20th Anniversary Team (STScI)
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Hubble Space Telescope photograph
activity atop a pillar of gas and dust, three
light-years high, absorbed by the brilliant light from
nearby bright stars.
infant stars inside the pillar expulse jets of gas
streaming from towering peaks.
Carina Nebula,
7500 light-years away, southern constellation of Carina
radiation and fast winds (streams of charged
particles) from hot newborn stars in the nebula are shaping and
compressing the pillar, causing new stars to form within it. Streamers
of hot ionised gas can be seen flowing off the ridges of the structure,
and wispy veils of dust, illuminated by starlight, float around its
peaks. The pillar is resisting being eroded by radiation.
Nestled
inside this dense mountain are fledgling stars. Long streamers of gas
can be seen shooting in opposite directions from the pedestal at the top
of the image. Another pair of jets is visible at another peak near the
centre of the image. These jets are the signpost for new starbirth. The
jets are launched by swirling discs around the stars, as these discs
allow material to slowly accrete onto the stellar surfaces.
Hubble’s
Wide Field Camera 3 observed the pillar on 1-2 February 2010. The
colours in this composite image correspond to the glow of oxygen (blue),
hydrogen and nitrogen (green) and sulphur (red). 20th anniversary of Hubble's launch and deployment into Earth
orbit.