Entire image is filled with green, brown, rusty colors of the Carina Nebula. Chaotic groupings of this dust and gas with stars dispersed randomly throughout the image.

Carina Nebula Pillar in Visible Light

Hubble observed this pillar of gas and dust in the Carina Nebula in visible light in 2009 using its newly installed Wide Field Camera 3. This image reveals stars that are hidden in the visible-light image. A jet of material can be seen streaming to the left and right from a young star in the center of the pillar.

Credits: NASA, ESA, and the Hubble SM4 ERO Team