Nebula Carina VII Panorama 3 miles across)

3 miles across)

illustrates a spiral galaxy's grand design

which plays host to some of the highest-mass stars in our galaxy

Strong gravitational forces from the interaction created the long tail of debris

The image shows a major eruption in progress on Io's night side

Nebula Carina VII Panorama 3 miles across)A Bok globule nicknamed the "caterpillar" appears at the right. Its glowing edge indicates that it is being photoionized by the hottest stars in the cluster. It has been hypothesized that stars may form inside such dusty cocoons. The top of the Keyhole Nebula, the most prominent feature embedded inside Carina, is on the left. Another Bok globule is in the foreground. Credit for Hubble Image: NASA, ESA, N. Smith (University of California, Berkeley),