![Large cone shaped nebula in dark blue false color surrounded by reddish gas](https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/161708main_image_feature_686_ys_full.jpg)
Cone Nebula
Resembling a nightmarish beast rearing its head from a crimson sea, this monstrous object is actually a pillar of gas and dust. Called the Cone Nebula because of its conical shape in ground-based images, this giant pillar resides in a turbulent star-forming region.
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