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Title
Cosmic Cliffs In The Carina Nebula
Artist
Eric Glaser
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photography
Description
“'Cosmic Cliffs' in the Carina Nebula"
“Cosmic Cliffs” in the Carina Nebula (NIRCam Image)
Release Date: July 12, 2022
About This Image:
What looks much like craggy mountains on a moonlit evening is actually the edge of a nearby, young, star-forming region NGC 3324 in the Carina Nebula. Captured in infrared light by the Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam) on NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, this image reveals previously obscured areas of star birth.
Called the Cosmic Cliffs, the region is actually the edge of a gigantic, gaseous cavity within NGC 3324, roughly 7,600 light-years away. The cavernous area has been carved from the nebula by the intense ultraviolet radiation and stellar winds from extremely massive, hot, young stars located in the center of the bubble, above the area shown in this image. The high-energy radiation from these stars is sculpting the nebula’s wall by slowly eroding it away.
NIRCam – with its crisp resolution and unparalleled sensitivity – unveils hundreds of previously hidden stars, and even numerous background galaxies. Several prominent features in this image are described below.
-- The “steam” that appears to rise from the celestial “mountains” is actually hot, ionized gas and hot dust streaming away from the nebula due to intense, ultraviolet radiation.
-- Dramatic pillars rise above the glowing wall of gas, resisting the blistering ultraviolet radiation from the young stars.
-- Bubbles and cavities are being blown by the intense radiation and stellar winds of newborn stars.
-- Protostellar jets and outflows, which appear in gold, shoot from dust-enshrouded, nascent stars.
-- A “blow-out” erupts at the top-center of the ridge, spewing gas and dust into the interstellar medium.
-- An unusual “arch” appears, looking like a bent-over cylinder.
This period of very early star formation is difficult to capture because, for an individual star, it lasts only about 50,000 to 100,000 years – but Webb’s extreme sensitivity and exquisite spatial resolution have chronicled this rare event.
Located roughly 7,600 light-years away, NGC 3324 was first catalogued by James Dunlop in 1826. Visible from the Southern Hemisphere, it is located at the northwest corner of the Carina Nebula (NGC 3372), which resides in the constellation Carina. The Carina Nebula is home to the Keyhole Nebula and the active, unstable supergiant star called Eta Carinae.
NIRCam was built by a team at the University of Arizona and Lockheed Martin’s Advanced Technology Center.
For a full array of Webb’s first images and spectra, including downloadable files, please visit: https://webbtelescope.org/news/first-images
Image and Text Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI
Additional image editing by Eric Glaser
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July 12th, 2022
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Islamabad, Is - Pakistan
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Cambridge, ON - Canada
Fantastic presentation of this amazing nebula, Eric! That must have been some trip! L/F
Nashville, TN - United States
I was looking at getting the largest size (74"x42") of Cosmic Cliffs in the Carina Nebula in either Metal or Acrylic -- two questions for the artist. (1) I wanted to confirm the quality/ clarity of the image at this size, the site overall has really positive review but I know this size is quite large for this image and I wanted to make sure the image quality would not blur at this size. (2) What would be recommended for this image Metal or Acrylic?
Eric Glaser replied:
Hello, thanks for your inquiry! The image file for this image is 7288 x 4221 pixels, which will easily support the large size you’re considering. In fact, it will support as well the next higher print size, an art print only. The limiting factor here is not the image resolution, but in fact the size of metal and acrylic prints that FAA is able to produce. So you’re good to go. There will be absolutely no "blurring." As far as acrylic vs. metal prints and which is “better,” I always recommend the acrylic because of its slightly superior color rendition, detail, and dynamic range. I have three FAA Hubble and Webb prints in my home, all acrylic. They are spectacular. The one negative to keep in mind, however, is that the acrylic prints are heavier than the metal. Because of this, I use wall hangers made for heavier pictures (50 or even 100 pounds). If you don’t want to deal with that, I recommend the metal. They are beautiful. But if you want the very best knock-your-socks-off prints, I choose acrylic for myself every time. Thanks again. Eric Glaser
Islamabad, Is - Pakistan
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