Ghostly Pillar of Gas and Dust [DS6] Material:Paper Lamianted Berkeley) and NOAO/AURA/NSF

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Ghostly Pillar of Gas and Dust [DS6] Material:Paper Lamianted Berkeley) and NOAO/AURA/NSFRadiation from hot, young stars (located beyond the top of the image) has slowly eroded the nebula over millions of years. Ultraviolet light heats the edges of the dark cloud, releasing gas into the relatively empty region of surrounding space. There, additional ultraviolet radiation causes the hydrogen gas to glow, which produces the red halo of light seen around the pillar. A similar process occurs on a much smaller scale to gas surrounding a single