... Starry Night Over the Rhone . ... How can the majesty of the night sky best be captured in a painting? This was a continual challenge for Vincent van Gogh, a famous painter in the late 1800s who pioneered stirring depictions of star filled skies into several of his works. ... Dark Clouds of the Carina Nebula . ... Northern Lights over Prelude Lake . ... The Veil Nebula . ... The nebula is a large supernova remnant, an expanding cloud born of the death explosion of a massive star. ...