Informally named the "Finger of God" or "God's Birdie" because of its suggestive shape, this 2 light-year long dark nebula is located within the Carina Nebula.
NASA, ESA, N. Smith (University of California, Berkeley), and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA); credit for CTIO Image: N. Smith (University of California, Berkeley) and NOAO/AURA/NSF
2007-04-24
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