God's Hand is actually a cometary globule officially ... CG 4's distinctive tail, which helps define it as a cometary nebula, is an 8 light-year-long faint tendril of gas and dust with a 1.5 ...

CG 4 appears to burst out of the pink clouds of the nearby Gum Nebula. With its distinct arm-like appearance, this impressive cosmic structure has earned the nickname 'God's Hand'. But while some ...