Astronomy Picture of the Day- Government shutdown so no APOD Today. I will dig up some of my favorites - Pillars of Creation (by request)

NASA ^ | 20 Oct, 2022 | Image Credit: Science - NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, NIRCam Processing - Joseph DePasquale (STScI), Anton

[MtnClimber]

Explanation: A now famous picture from the Hubble Space Telescope featured these star forming columns of cold gas and dust light-years long inside M16, the Eagle Nebula, dubbed the Pillars of Creation. This James Webb Space Telescope NIRCam image expands Hubble's exploration of that region in greater detail and depth inside the iconic stellar nursery. Particularly stunning in Webb's near infrared view is the telltale reddish emission from knots of material undergoing gravitational collapse to form stars within the natal clouds. The Eagle Nebula is some 6,500 light-years distant. The larger bright emission nebula is itself an easy target for binoculars or small telescopes. M16 lies along the plane of our Milky Way galaxy in a nebula rich part of the sky, toward the split constellation Serpens Cauda (the tail of the snake).

[MtnClimber]

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[MtnClimber]

[MtnClimber]

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[AFB-XYZ]

The up-stretched Hand of God is fixin’ to slap somebody down HARD.

[Big Red Badger]

Or the outreached Hand of the Creator to Redeem his lost Creation.

[frank ballenger]

Am I right that those pillars are made of dust?

Sort of like ashes to ashes and dust to dust.

[MtnClimber]

Yes, gas and dust. Maybe even large asteroids. They can condense gravitationally to form stars and planets...Pillars of creation.

[frank ballenger]

As teenagers used to say, that’s awesome.

[MtnClimber]

Pillars of Creation posted todat per your request.

[telescope115]

What’s not to like about the Pillars of Creation? Probably HST’s most iconic photo.

[telescope115]

It also looks a little like a cosmic Praying Mantis…..🙂

[MtnClimber]

Yes, it is an amazing photo.

[LonePalm]

Thank you.

SpyNavy

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