Astronomy Picture of the Day

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                              2022 September 5
   [2]The featured image shows a dense line of dark dust that appears like
    cliffs in the Carina Nebula as captured by the Webb Space Telescope.
          Please see the explanation for more detailed information.

                 Carina Cliffs from the Webb Space Telescope
               Image Credit: [3]NASA, [4]ESA, [5]CSA, [6]STScI

   Explanation: Stars created these cliffs. Specifically, the
   [7]destructive winds and [8]energetic light from the stars in the open
   cluster [9]NGC 3324 eroded away part of a mountain of [10]dark
   interstellar dust in the [11]northern part of the [12]Carina Nebula.
   Several of these stars are visible toward the top of [13]this highly
   detailed image taken recently by the [14]James Webb Space Telescope,
   the largest astronomical telescope ever [15]launched. [16]Webb's large
   mirror and ability to see dust-piercing [17]infrared light has enabled
   it to capture fascinating details in the dust, hundreds of previously
   hidden stars, and even some [18]galaxies far in the distance. The
   [19]featured jagged cliffs occur in [20]part of Carina known as the
   [21]Gabriela Mistral Nebula -- because when [22]viewed in another
   orientation, they appear similar to the facial profile of the
   [23]famous Chilean poet. These nebular cliffs occur about 7,600
   [24]light years away toward the southern [25]constellation of Carina.

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