Carina Nebula Details - Great Clouds is a photograph by Mark Kiver which was uploaded on November 16th, 2015.
Carina Nebula Details - Great Clouds
These great clouds of cold hydrogen resemble summer afternoon thunderheads. They tower above the surface of a molecular cloud on the edge of the... more
by Mark Kiver
Title
Carina Nebula Details - Great Clouds
Artist
Mark Kiver
Medium
Photograph
Description
These great clouds of cold hydrogen resemble summer afternoon thunderheads. They tower above the surface of a molecular cloud on the edge of the nebula. So-called "elephant trunk" pillars resist being heated and eaten away by blistering ultraviolet radiation from the nebula's brightest stars.
This is a digitally enhanced image taken by the Hubble Telescope.
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November 16th, 2015
