'God’s hand’ revealed in space: Telescope in Chile captures glimpse of the mysterious spectacle 1,300 light-years away

   A telescope in Chile has captured a stunning view of 'God's Hand' 1,300 light years away. The cometary globule, also known as CG4, shines brightly in this spectacular image, and looks as though it is about to grab at stars. Although it appears vivid in this picture, this is in fact a faint nebula, which makes it very hard for amateur sky watchers to spot. Scroll down for video Astronomers believe it is powered by the leftover, dense core of a star that blew up in a supernova explosion. But its exact nature remains a mystery.

In 1976 several elongated comet-like objects were discovered on pictures taken with the UK Schmidt Telescope in Australia.