Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

Pillars of Creation

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for October 20, 2022 is “Pillars of Creation,” an image. It is credited to Image Credit: Science – NASA , ESA , CSA , STScI , NIRCam Processing – Joseph DePasquale (STScI), Anton M. Koekemoer (STScI), Alyssa Pagan (STScI). The original explanation runs about 133 words.

Pillars of Creation
Credit: Image Credit: Science – NASA , ESA , CSA , STScI , NIRCam Processing – Joseph DePasquale (STScI), Anton M. Koekemoer (STScI), Alyssa Pagan (STScI) Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the 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 .”

— APOD editors, October 20, 2022

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
October 20, 2022
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: Image Credit: Science – NASA , ESA , CSA , STScI , NIRCam Processing – Joseph DePasquale (STScI), Anton M. Koekemoer (STScI), Alyssa Pagan (STScI)
Copyright
No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 133 words

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Topics in this entry

NebulaeHubble Space TelescopeJames Webb Space Telescope

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Source

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