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Happy #InternationalMountainDay! ⛰ Hubble viewed its very own celestial "Mystic Mountain" in the Carina Nebula. This three-light-year-tall pillar of gas and dust is located about 7,500 light-years away from us. This infrared view shows reveals stars behind the gaseous veil of the nebula's wall of hydrogen, laced with dust. The foreground pillar becomes semi-transparent because infrared light from background stars penetrates through much of the dust. And if you haven't heard: The NASA Webb Space Telescope launches later this month, and with its powerful infrared capabilities, we’ll see spectacular infrared views of our universe! Image credits: NASA, ESA, and M. Livio and the Hubble 20th Anniversary Team (STScI)