Nebula · NGC 22642,500 light-years away
Cone Nebula
The Cone Nebula is a towering 7-light-year-long pillar of cold gas and dust in the star-forming region NGC 2264, sculpted by radiation from hot young stars nearby. It became one of Hubble's most celebrated portraits when the newly installed Advanced Camera for Surveys imaged its craggy, glowing peak in 2002.
