Mystic Mountain Dust Pillars . ... Credit Copyright: David Forteza Explanation: It's stars versus dust in the Carina Nebula and the stars are winning. More precisely, the energetic light and winds from massive newly formed stars are evaporating and dispersing the dusty stellar nurseries in which they formed. Located in the Carina Nebula and known informally as Mystic Mountain , these pillar's appearance is dominated by the dark dust even though it is composed mostly of clear hydrogen gas. ...