This false-color image taken by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope shows the "South Pillar" region of the star-forming region called the Carina Nebula. Star embryos (yellow or white) are tucked inside finger-like pillars of thick dust (pink). Hot gases are green and foreground stars are blue. The massive star, Eta Carinae, is too bright to be observed by infrared telescopes, but hints of its downward-streaming rays can be seen at the top of the picture frame.
