Nebula Carina III Material:Stretched Canvas A bright bow shock like

A bright bow shock like this would normally be seen in visible light as well

4 million miles (2

and containing a high abundance of variable stars and pulsars

These images also indicate that the ultimate cause of spicules is sound-like waves that flow over the Sun's surface but leak into the Sun's atmosphere

de Koter (University of Amsterdam)

Nebula Carina III Material:Stretched Canvas A bright bow shock likeThis broad panorama of the Carina Nebula, a region of massive star formation in the southern skies, was taken in infrared light using the HAWK I camera on ESOs Very Large Telescope. Many previously hidden features, scattered across a spectacular celestial landscape of gas, dust and young stars, have emerged.