Nebula Carina Panorama most of the light seen

most of the light seen is the weak heat glow from cosmic dust grains

so the smallest storms on this mosaic are comparable in size to the largest hurricanes on Earth

The observation was made at a solar phase angle of 75 degrees but has been projected onto a crescent to remove distortion caused by Jupiter's rotation during the scan

A Bok globule nicknamed the "caterpillar" appears at the right

Released only recently

Nebula Carina Panorama most of the light seenA 50 light year wide view of the central region of the Carina Nebula where a maelstrom of star birth and death is taking place. Hubble's view of the nebula shows star birth in a new level of detail. The fantasy like landscape of the nebula is sculpted by the action of outflowing winds and scorching ultraviolet radiation from the monster stars that inhabit this inferno. In the process, these stars are shredding the surrounding material that is the last