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English: This false-color image taken by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope shows the "South Pillar" region of the star-forming region called the Carina Nebula. Though the nebula's most famous and massive star, Eta Carinae, is too bright to be observed by infrared telescopes, the downward-streaming rays hint at its presence above the picture frame. Ultraviolet radiation and stellar winds from Eta Carinae and its siblings have shredded the cloud to pieces, leaving a mess of tendrils and pillars. This shredding process triggered the birth of the new stars uncovered by Spitzer.
This image was taken by the infrared array camera on Spitzer. It is a three-color composite of invisible light, showing emissions from wavelengths of 3.6 microns (blue), 4.5 microns (green), 5.8 microns (orange), and 8.0 microns (red).
Français : Cette image de faux-couleur prise par le Télescope spatial Spitzer de la NASA montre la région “de pilier du sud” de la région de tenir le premier rôle-formation appelée la nébuleuse de Carina. Bien que la nébuleuse la plus célèbre et massive tiennent le premier rôle, Eta Carinae, est trop lumineux pour être observé par les télescopes infrarouges, en bas-couler rayonne le conseil à sa présence au-dessus du cadre de tableau. Le rayonnement ultraviolet et les vents stellaires d'Eta Carinae et ses enfants de mêmes parents ont déchiqueté le nuage aux morceaux, laissant un désordre des tendrils et des piliers. Ce processus de déchiquetage a déclenché la naissance du nouveau tient le premier rôle découvert par Spitzer.
Cette image a été prise par l'appareil-photo infrarouge de rangée sur Spitzer. C'est un composé de trois-couleur de lumière invisible, montrant des émissions des longueurs d'onde de 3.6 microns (de bleu), 4.5 microns (vert), 5.8 microns (d'orange), et 8.0 microns (de rouge). |
| Date | Release Date: May 30th, 2005 |
| Source | Spitzer Science Center |
| Author | Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/N. Smith (Univ. of Colorado at Boulder) |
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| Other versions | HST: Eta_Carinae_Nebula_1.jpg |
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