Astronomy Picture of the Day . In the Center of the Omega Nebula . ... Credit Copyright: NASA , H. Ford (JHU), G. Illingworth (UCSC/LO), M.Clampin (STScI), G. Hartig (STScI), ACS Science Team , and ESA Explanation: In the depths of the dark clouds of dust and molecular gas known as the Omega Nebula , stars continue to form. ... The dark dust filaments that lace the center of Omega Nebula were created in the atmospheres of cool giant stars and in the debris from supernova explosions . ...