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                           Astronomy Picture of the Day   
      
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                                 2022 September 5   
      
                    Carina Cliffs from the Webb Space Telescope   
                        Image Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI   
      
      Explanation: Stars created these cliffs. Specifically, the destructive   
      winds and energetic light from the stars in the open cluster NGC 3324   
      eroded away part of a mountain of dark interstellar dust in the   
      northern part of the Carina Nebula. Several of these stars are visible   
      toward the top of this highly detailed image taken recently by the   
      James Webb Space Telescope, the largest astronomical telescope ever   
      launched. Webb's large mirror and ability to see dust-piercing infrared   
      light has enabled it to capture fascinating details in the dust,   
      hundreds of previously hidden stars, and even some galaxies far in the   
      distance. The featured jagged cliffs occur in part of Carina known as   
      the Gabriela Mistral Nebula -- because when viewed in another   
      orientation, they appear similar to the facial profile of the famous   
      Chilean poet. These nebular cliffs occur about 7,600 light years away   
      toward the southern constellation of Carina.   
      
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