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Subject: Space Mountains: Pic of the day 04/23/10 Fri Apr 23, 2010 11:48 pm
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This turbulent cosmic pinnacle lies within a tempestuous stellar nursery called the Carina Nebula, some 7500 light-years away in the southern constellation of Carina. Hubble's Wide Field Camera 3 observed the pillar on 1-2 February 2010. Full Story. Credit: NASA/ESA/M. Livio & Hubble 20th Anniversary Team (STScI)