I always think of this iconic picture,
the
Pillars of Creation, as it is known, the original photograph was taken by Hubble Space Telescope in 1995, the photo depicts tall columns (called elephant trunks) of
interstellar dust and gas within the Eagle Nebula about 6,500 light years from
Earth, for the first time in 20 years, NASA revisited the Pillars of Creation
using a new camera installed on Hubble back in 2009 capable of much higher
resolutions, the new photo, including an infrared version, was published
yesterday, this is it above, from the NASA press release about the new image,
'now
Hubble has revisited the famous pillars, capturing the multi-coloured glow of
gas clouds, wispy tendrils of dark cosmic dust, and the rust-coloured
elephants’ trunks with the newer Wide Field Camera 3, installed in 2009, the
visible-light image builds on one of the most iconic astronomy images ever
taken and provides astronomers with an even sharper and wider view',
just out of interest this is the 'old'
and 'new' picture of the Pillars of Creation as a comparison,
the same new picture taken showing the infra red image, you can see the new photo in even higher detail by downloading images at several resolutions on this page, NASA with the Hubble has revisited this icon, I wonder what new wonders it will find?
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