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Carina Nebula Details: The Caterpillar
Credit for Hubble Image: NASA, ESA, N. Smith (University of California, Berkeley), and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) Credit for CTIO Image: N. Smith (University of California, Berkeley) and NOAO/AURA/NSF
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OlgaS Art (39 months ago | reply)
just amazing, is this real though? :)
topquark22 (39 months ago | reply)
Those sharply-defined dark areas: Are they star-forming regions?
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Seen on your photo stream. (?)
flipr.uno (39 months ago | reply)
If I'm not mistaken, the sharply-defined dark areas should be cold hydrogen and dust, being eroded by UV radiation from massive stars. The colours are probably from different filters at strong emmision features of certain elements... so they're no real colours!!
NASA Goddard Photo and Video (39 months ago | reply)
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imarez12 (30 months ago | reply)
it is so much beauty in the universe that we cannot deny a mastermind behind it Thanks for sharing it for everyone who wants to see it!