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Teaching tools > Stellar evolution > Overview: Peering through dust in Carina > Tales of: Peering through dust in Carina
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Tales of ... Peering through a dense cocoon of dust in the Carina Nebula See image below |
These two images of a huge pillar of star birth demonstrate how observations taken in visible and in near-infrared light by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope reveal dramatically different and complementary views of an object.
The pictures demonstrate one example of the broad wavelength range of the new Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3), extending from ultraviolet to visible to near-infrared light. WFC3 was installed aboard Hubble in May 2009 during Servicing Mission 4. (Continued >>)
Near-infrared image of Carina sees through dust
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Observations taken in different wavelengths reveal different features. Top image (taken in visible light) shows the huge pillar of gas and dust in Carina. Bottom image (taken in near-infrared light) penetrates the wall of gas and dust to reveal the fledgling stars inside, including one that is shooting jets to the left and right.
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Teaching tools > Stellar evolution > Overview: Peering through dust in Carina > Tales of: Peering through dust in Carina