Astronomy Picture of the Day · February 3, 2012

Inside the Eagle Nebula

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for February 3, 2012 is “Inside the Eagle Nebula,” an image. It is credited to Credit: Far-infrared: ESA/Herschel /PACS/SPIRE/Hill, Motte, HOBYS Key Programme Consortium; X-ray: ESA/XMM-Newton /EPIC/XMM-Newton-SOC/Boulanger. The original explanation runs about 198 words.

From the explanation

“In 1995, a now famous picture from the Hubble Space Telescope featured Pillars of Creation, star forming columns of cold gas and dust light-years long inside M16, the Eagle Nebula .”

— APOD editors, February 3, 2012

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date: February 3, 2012
Type: Image
Credit: Credit: Far-infrared: ESA/Herschel /PACS/SPIRE/Hill, Motte, HOBYS Key Programme Consortium; X-ray: ESA/XMM-Newton /EPIC/XMM-Newton-SOC/Boulanger
Copyright: No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length: About 198 words

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Source

Astronomy Picture of the Day, February 3, 2012 — science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod-2012-february-3-inside-the-eagle-nebula

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