M16: Pillars of Creation

Вс, Июль 22, 2012 - 7:30 / Категория: astronet

It was one of the most
famous images
of the 1990s.

This image, taken with the Hubble Space Telescope in 1995, shows evaporating gaseous globules (EGGs)
emerging from pillars of molecular
hydrogen gas and
dust.

The giant pillars are
light years in length
and are so dense that interior gas contracts gravitationally to form stars.

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