Posted on 05/15/2023 2:54:50 PM PDT by MtnClimber
Explanation: From afar, the whole thing looks like an eagle. A closer look at the Eagle Nebula, however, shows the bright region is actually a window into the center of a larger dark shell of dust. Through this window, a brightly-lit workshop appears where a whole open cluster of stars is being formed. In this cavity, tall pillars and round globules of dark dust and cold molecular gas remain where stars are still forming. Already visible are several young bright blue stars whose light and winds are burning away and pushing back the remaining filaments and walls of gas and dust. The Eagle emission nebula, tagged M16, lies about 6500 light years away, spans about 20 light-years, and is visible with binoculars toward the constellation of the Serpent (Serpens). This picture involved long and deep exposures and combined three specific emitted colors emitted by sulfur (colored as yellow), hydrogen (red), and oxygen (blue).
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Wow! This is a lot better than Hunter’s art work.
Print that out 4 feet by five and it would grace any art gLlery.
I’d read that the image of the Eagle nebula the everyone is familiar with no longer exists due to an exploding star in the vicinity. Changed the view forevr. Looks to be true.
An absolutely beautiful image. The photographer sure knows what he’s doing.
Are there any pictures of the nebula as it exists now? It would be interesting to see.
Colt;
This actually is artwork in the sense that the scientist/photographer colorized it, otherwise it would probably be mostly white to our eyes. Some do not like it but I appreciate his choice of colors he made in compiling this photograph!
MtnClimber:
As always thanks for posting. This is a really nice one!
I want to see the alien spacecraft around our planet.
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