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Image: "Finger of God" Bok globule in the Carina Nebula

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Description: Informally named the "Finger of God" or "God's Birdie" because of its suggestive shape, this 2 light-year long dark nebula is located within the Carina Nebula.
Title: "Finger of God" Bok globule in the Carina Nebula
Credit: http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2007/16/image/a/
Author: NASA, ESA, N. Smith (University of California, Berkeley), and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA); credit for CTIO Image: N. Smith (University of California, Berkeley) and NOAO/AURA/NSF
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License: Public domain
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