Nebula Carina VII Panorama which plays host to some

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

This picture was created from images taken with the Wide Field Channel of the Advanced Camera for Surveys through three different filters (F550M

Part of the nebula is ionised by the youngest (bluest) heavy stars in Pismis 24

The fireworks in the Carina region started three million years ago when the nebula's first generation of newborn stars condensed and ignited in the middle of a huge cloud of cold molecular hydrogen

Image Credit: NASA/JPL

Nebula Carina VII Panorama which plays host to someA 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),