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aspaceinthecosmos · 2 years

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ohhhh my god webb got an image of the pillars of creation and it’s absolutely STUNNING.

here it is compared to hubbles image:

#aspaceinthecosmos #space #astronomy #outer space #jwst #james webb #astrophotography #the pillars of creation

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anchored-by-gravity · 6 months

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The Pillars of Creation

The Pillars of Creation are a collection of young stars that resemble pillars and arches reaching out into space. This picture was taken by the James Webb Space Telescope in 2014 but was originally photographed by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope in 1995. The difference in the photos is astounding, and it shows how far we have come in capturing the beauty and detail of the stars.

A comparison of the original 1995 photo and the 2014 retake below.

#space #astronomy #the pillars of creation #space photography #james webb space telescope #hubble space telescope

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bug-leg · 7 months

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The Pillars of Creation

1 1/2 x 2 ft oil painting, based on the Hubble telescope photo. This was quite the challenge to paint but overall I'm happy with the result!

#painting #nebula #space art #the pillars of creation #oil painting

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woodsfae · 9 months

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So I was re-watching Good Omens s02e01 and noticed something really cool!

Beautiful, huh? But...I recognize part of this nebula!

That's a real nebula! That's the Pillars of Creation!

What a cool, real life easter egg!

#Good Omens #gomens #good omens season 2 #good omens s2 #good omens 2 #the pillars of creation #woodsfae gif #woodsfae

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whatareyoureallyafraidof · 2 years

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The Pillars of Creation - 6,500+ light years from Earth. Taken by the James Webb Space Telescope.

#The Pillars of Creation #Pillars of Creation #James Webb Space Telescope #JWST #space #science #NASA #telescope #exploration #explore #Earth #light year #light years #creation

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cityelf · 2 years

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The Pillars of Creation (of Adam).

Yes, I’m still obsessed with the new images from the Webb telescope. Also I drew this while we were watching Interstellar...

#the pillars of creation #creation of adam #pillars of creation #nebula #space #art #attempts

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uncontrolledfission · 5 months

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The Pillars of Creation

Post #13 in Physics and Astronomy, 01/12/2023

This is a slightly shorter post than usual, but I think some things are worth talking about less, and you will see why in a minute. I, for one, upon first witnessing the beautiful photo was lost for words, and I am sure you will be too.

Captured by the James Webb Space Telescope, the gorgeous, intricate landscape details majestic rock-like formations. Lovingly dubbed the Pillars of Creation and around 6,500 lightyears away from us, they were first popularised in 1995 and are believed to help us understand the formation of stars over millions of years.

Here's a close-up! I've scattered a few taken from the full-size image. I can't upload it to Tumblr because of the sheer file size, so I would HIGHLY recommend downloading it yourself to admire it yourself!

Donning the appearance of rock formations, it may come as a surprise that the structure is made up of interstellar gas and dust! These tendrils remain at the heart of the Eagle Nebula, and hide newborn stars in those columns.

What are the wavy lines resembling lava? Young stars sometimes shoot out jets that end up colliding with clouds of material. The glow, however, comes from hydrogen molecules with a lot of energy that arise from those jets.

All originally taken from the NASA website!

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elsinore-and-inverness · 9 months

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In 2007, it was reported that nebula, the Pillars of Creation (the nebula that Crowley and Aziraphale switched on together when they first met in Good Omens series 2) was likely destroyed by a star going supernova 6,000 years ago

In 2015, new images taken showed there was no evidence of a nearby supernova and that the Pillars of Creation were likely still in existence

Much to think about in terms of the TV Omens timeline

#good omens #gos2 spoilers #good omens spoilers #the pillars of creation

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bobjackets · 22 hours

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The pillars of creation are disappearing.

#the pillars of creation #james webb space telescope

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st4rgayz1ng · 1 year

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god bless the jwst for getting this image of my favourite nebula

#the pillars of creation #space #jwst images #jwst #james webb space telescope #god i love space #and i know most people probably saw this image already #but i just had to talk about it bc it’s so beautiful

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trilliansthoughts · 2 years

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Hubble’s image of The Pillars of Creation was always my favourite astronomical image but JWST takes it to a whole other level. ✨

#Hubble #JWST #James Webb #Astronomy #The Pillars of Creation #Stars

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mellon1998 · 2 years

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The Pillars of Creation

For anybody who wanted to see this incredible photo Mark brought up in today's Distractible.

Or, ya know, if you just like awesome photos of things in space.

#distractible #distractible aliens among us #space #nasa #hubble #the pillars of creation #photo #art #markiplier #muyskerm #lordminion777 #i love this photo

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aurai-lianne · 9 months

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It's finally starting! I have been working on this concept for almost 20 Years now! Meet Araceli, just your every day Goddess of Stars and "queen" of the Pillars of Creation, more notably the "Kings Head" pillar (story specific name of the tallest pillar) More info over on DA!

#The Stars fall at midnight #The pillars of Creation #Concept art #Aurai-lianne works #Gotta keep this positive!#I am so excited of this!#I don't know how to tag this rn #kay bye

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fearforthestorm · 2 years

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JWST - The Pillars Of Creation (image and description from NASA)

[Image description: This Webb image of the “Pillars of Creation” has layers of semi-opaque, rusty red gas and dust that start at the bottom left and go toward the top right. There are three prominent pillars rising toward the top right. The left pillar is the largest and widest. The peaks of the second and third pillars are set off in darker shades of brown and have red outlines. Peeking through the layers of gas and dust is the background, set in shades of blue and littered with tiny yellow and blue stars. Many of the tips of the pillars appear tinged with what looks like lava. There are also tiny red dots at the edges of the pillars, which are newly born stars.]

#ouh. godddddd. man i love space so much #.lyr #james webb space telescope #jwst #the pillars of creation #also MAN the nasa image describer is damn good #that desc makes me feel the same way looking at the picture does. they know what theyre doing #spacedescribed #across a canvas; the night sky #space

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jazznoisehere · 1 year

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The Pillars of Creation

#the pillars of creation #nasa #james webb space telescope #photography #space

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isjod · 6 days

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I had to make a flipbook for an image and expression class a couple years ago - here it is digitised as a gif !

-Le voyage- a snail experiences transport

#animation #old school project #it has my favourite space thing in it #the pillars of creation

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