The photo for the week of March 13, 2008 is entitled Sculpting the South Pillar. These enormous pillars made from gas and dust are located in the nebula of Carina. They have been sculpted from the wind and radiation that is emitted from the nearby star Eta Carinae as well as other stars in the nebula. Eta Carinae Nebula is 10,000 light years away. This photo was taken from the Spitzer Space Telescope using infrared.
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