NASA Hubble Shares Breathtaking View Of Star-Forming Region NGC 3324 Located 7,200 Light Years Away! – Mashable India

NASA Hubble Space telescope is always sharing new and exciting images of our beautiful universe. NASA Hubble official Instagram page recently shared a breathtaking view of hills and valleys in the star-forming region NGC 3324, roughly 7,200 light-years away.

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The caption for the image states Travel over cosmic hills and valleys in this breathtaking #HubbleClassic view of the star-forming region NGC 3324, roughly 7,200 light-years away. Each dark tower of dust and gas you see actually spans light-years in height!

Ever since its posting, the image has received over 29,000 likes, 98,000 views, and 100 comments. NASA states that NGC 3324 is located at the northwest corner of the Carina Nebula (NGC 3372), home of the Keyhole Nebula and the active, outbursting star Eta Carinae. The entire Carina Nebula complex is located at a distance of roughly 7,200 light-years and lies in the constellation Carina.

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The video shows a "landscape" image from the cosmos of a star-forming region with "hills and valleys" of gas and dust displayed in intricate detail. NASA describes that the image has been set amid a backdrop of soft, glowing blue light are wispy tendrils of gas and dark trunks of dust that are light-years in height.

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The image also shows a three-dimensional-looking Hubble image where you can clearly see the edge of the giant gaseous cavity within the star-forming region called NGC 3324. The glowing nebula has been carved out by intense ultraviolet radiation and stellar winds from several hot, young stars.

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NASA Hubble Shares Breathtaking View Of Star-Forming Region NGC 3324 Located 7,200 Light Years Away! - Mashable India