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[[File:Dark Clouds of the Carina Nebula.jpg|thumb|The location of the feature can be seen in this wider view of the Carina Nebula.]]
[[File:Dark Clouds of the Carina Nebula.jpg|thumb|The location of the feature can be seen in this wider view of the Carina Nebula.]]


'''''Mystic Mountain''''' is a photograph and a term for a region in the [[Carina Nebula]] imaged by the [[Hubble Space Telescope]]. The view was captured by the then-new [[Wide Field Camera 3]], though the region was also viewed by the previous generation instrument. The new view celebrated the telescope's 20th anniversary of being in space in 2010.<ref name="wapo20150416">{{cite web |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/achenblog/wp/2015/04/16/mystic-mountain-is-this-the-hubble-space-telescopes-greatest-image/ |title=Mystic Mountain: Is this the Hubble Space Telescope's greatest image? |work=The Washington Post |first=Joel |last=Achenbach |date=16 April 2015 |access-date=24 November 2016}}</ref> Mystic Mountain contains multiple [[Herbig–Haro object]]s where [[star formation|nascent stars]] are firing off jets of gas which interact with surrounding clouds of gas and dust.<ref name="heritage20070424">{{cite web |url=http://heritage.stsci.edu/2007/16/supplemental.html |title=Interactive: The Carina Nebula in all its Glory... |work=The Hubble Heritage Project |date=24 April 2007 |access-date=24 November 2016}}</ref><ref name="hubsite20100422">{{cite web |url=http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2010/13/image/a/ |title=Starry-Eyed Hubble Celebrates 20 Years of Awe and Discovery |website=Hubblesite.org |date=22 April 2010 |access-date=24 November 2016}}</ref>
'''''Mystic Mountain''''' is a photograph and a term for a region in the [[Carina Nebula]] imaged by the [[Hubble Space Telescope]]. The view was captured by the then-new [[Wide Field Camera 3]], though the region was also viewed by the previous generation instrument. The new view celebrated the telescope's 20th anniversary of being in space in 2010.<ref name="wapo20150416">{{cite web |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/achenblog/wp/2015/04/16/mystic-mountain-is-this-the-hubble-space-telescopes-greatest-image/ |title=Mystic Mountain: Is this the Hubble Space Telescope's greatest image? |work=The Washington Post |first=Joel |last=Achenbach |date=16 April 2015 |access-date=24 November 2016}}</ref> Mystic Mountain contains multiple [[Herbig–Haro object]]s where [[star formation|nascent stars]] are firing off jets of gas which interact with surrounding clouds of gas and dust.<ref name="heritage20070424">{{cite web |url=http://heritage.stsci.edu/2007/16/supplemental.html |title=Interactive: The Carina Nebula in all its Glory... |work=The Hubble Heritage Project |date=24 April 2007 |access-date=24 November 2016}}</ref><ref name="hubsite20100422">{{cite web |url=http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2010/13/image/a/ |title=Starry-Eyed Hubble Celebrates 20 Years of Awe and Discovery |website=Hubblesite.org |date=22 April 2010 |access-date=24 November 2016}}</ref> This region is about {{convert|7500|ly|pc|lk=on|abbr=off}} away from Earth. The pillar measures around {{convert|3|ly|AU|lk=out|spell=in|abbr=off|disp=x| in height (|)}}.<ref name="wapo20150416"/> The name was influenced by the works of [[H. P. Lovecraft]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Sheehan |first=William |title=Galactic Encounters: Our Majestic and Evolving Star-System, From the Big Bang to Time’s End |last2=Conselice |first2=Christopher J. |date=2015 |publisher=Springer |isbn=978-0-387-85347-5 |location=New York |page=166 |language=en |chapter=What Stuff Stars Are Made Of |doi=10.1007/978-0-387-85347-5_8}}</ref>

This region is about {{convert|7500|ly|pc|lk=on|abbr=off}} away from Earth. The pillar measures around {{convert|3|ly|AU|lk=out|spell=in|abbr=off|disp=x| in height (|)}}.<ref name="wapo20150416"/>


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 05:57, 14 November 2021

For the 2015 film, see Mystic Mountain (film).
Mystic Mountain
The location of the feature can be seen in this wider view of the Carina Nebula.

Mystic Mountain is a photograph and a term for a region in the Carina Nebula imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope. The view was captured by the then-new Wide Field Camera 3, though the region was also viewed by the previous generation instrument. The new view celebrated the telescope's 20th anniversary of being in space in 2010.[1] Mystic Mountain contains multiple Herbig–Haro objects where nascent stars are firing off jets of gas which interact with surrounding clouds of gas and dust.[2][3] This region is about 7,500 light-years (2,300 parsecs) away from Earth. The pillar measures around three light-years in height (190,000 astronomical units).[1] The name was influenced by the works of H. P. Lovecraft.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Achenbach, Joel (16 April 2015). "Mystic Mountain: Is this the Hubble Space Telescope's greatest image?". The Washington Post. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  2. ^ "Interactive: The Carina Nebula in all its Glory..." The Hubble Heritage Project. 24 April 2007. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  3. ^ "Starry-Eyed Hubble Celebrates 20 Years of Awe and Discovery". Hubblesite.org. 22 April 2010. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  4. ^ Sheehan, William; Conselice, Christopher J. (2015). "What Stuff Stars Are Made Of". Galactic Encounters: Our Majestic and Evolving Star-System, From the Big Bang to Time’s End. New York: Springer. p. 166. doi:10.1007/978-0-387-85347-5_8. ISBN 978-0-387-85347-5.

External links

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