The Mystic Mountains Nebula
Some might start to believe in a higher power after viewing this beautiful nebula. The name is easy to understand, as the nebula looks a lot like mountains. Thus, the “Mystic Mountains” name was given to it. Located in the Carina Nebula, many feel it looks like a bizarre landscape you’d see in fantasy films or television shows. Yet the real story behind how these mountains might beat what you’d see in the realm of fantasy. The mountains are filled with interstellar dust and gas that are actually three lightyears tall. Yet at the same time, the light from nearby stars bleeds through them.
The stars are essentially attacking it from within, as young infant stars inside are firing off gases that you’ll see streaming out of the mountain peaks. It sort of makes these mountains look like interstellar volcanoes. The Carina Nebula is filled with a massive stellar nursery roughly 7500 lightyears from Earth. Massive radiation and fast winds from hot newborn stars are actually shaping the pillar. That only causes new stars to form from within. Veils of gas and dust, lit up by starlight, float around the peaks to give it an amazing look. Overall, this is clearly one of the most breathtaking photos captured by NASA and the ESA.