The image captures the chaotic activity atop a three-light-year-tall pillar of gas and dust that is being eaten away by the brilliant light from nearby bright stars. Credit: NASA, ESA, … Long streamers of gas can be seen shooting in opposite directions from the pedestal at the top of the image. The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image, which is even more dramatic than fiction, captures the chaotic activity atop a pillar of gas and dust, three light-years tall, which is being eaten away by the brilliant light from nearby bright stars.

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The contrasting colors created a masterpiece that was captured by the Hubble Space Telescope.

Within the tempestuous Carina Nebula lies “Mystic Mountain.” NASA Washington, DC, United States. It was like seeing a glimpse of colorful hues performing a chaotic waltz, a tempest of blue, red, and green. The whole nebula is beyond enormous, but Hubble was looking at one part of it where young stars are being born. Mystic Mountain: Is this the Hubble Space Telescope’s greatest image? Whether you’re planning on spending time outdoors on the wrap-around deck, on the water or indoors in comfort and style, Mystic Mountain is a wonderful way to make the most of your time at Smith Mountain Lake. Mystic Mountain also features a separate cabin with its own kitchen, bedroom, bathroom, and deck, perfect for those who require a little extra privacy. Mystic Mountain Bobsled Jamaica, Ocho Rios, Jamaica. This craggy mountaintop enshrouded by wispy clouds looks like a fantasy landscape from imaginative fiction. The ‘Mystic Mountain’ lies in the Carina Nebula which is 7,500 light-years away. A star-forming region in the Carina Nebula, seen by the Hubble Space Telescope. However, this NASA Hubble Space Telescope photograph exemplifies the adage that truth is stranger than fiction.

April 22, 2010: STScI-2010-13 - NASA's best-recognized, longest-lived, and most prolific space observatory zooms past a threshold of 20 years of operation this month. These jets, (known as HH 901 and HH 902, respectively, are signposts for new star birth and are launched by swirling gas and dust discs around the young stars, which allow …

Another pair of jets is visible at another peak near the centre of the image.

Nestled inside this dense mountain are fledgling stars. In 2010, on the 20th anniversary of the launch of Hubble Space Telescope into orbit, astronomers and artists put together a stunning image of a small piece of the vast Carina Nebula.
13K likes. This Hubble Space Telescope photograph captures the chaotic activity atop a three-light-year-tall pillar of gas and dust that is being eaten away by the brilliant light from nearby bright stars.