Pillars of Creation
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Pillars of Creation is a famous Hubble Space Telescope image showing towering columns of interstellar gas and dust in the Eagle Nebula where new stars are being born.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hubble Space Telescope image
ⓘ
astronomical image ⓘ nebula photograph ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Eagle Nebula
ⓘ
surface form:
Eagle Nebula star cluster NGC 6611
|
| capturedBy | Hubble Space Telescope ⓘ |
| createdBy | Hubble Space Telescope ⓘ |
| depicts |
Eagle Nebula
ⓘ
interstellar dust ⓘ interstellar gas ⓘ molecular cloud columns ⓘ star-forming region ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth | about 6500 light-years ⓘ |
| famousFor |
dramatic star-forming columns
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iconic status in astronomy imagery ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Hubble Space Telescope images
ⓘ
astronomical photographs ⓘ images of nebulae ⓘ |
| hasColorScheme | false-color representation ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
backlighting by massive stars
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evaporating gaseous globules ⓘ ionization fronts ⓘ protostars ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | biblical phrase "pillars of creation" ⓘ |
| hasOrientation | three main columns ⓘ |
| hasReprocessedVersion |
2014 Hubble re-observation
ⓘ
James Webb Space Telescope image ⓘ |
| in |
Milky Way
ⓘ
Sagittarius Arm ⓘ
surface form:
Sagittarius Arm of the Milky Way
|
| locatedIn |
Eagle Nebula
ⓘ
Messier 16 ⓘ constellation Serpens ⓘ |
| observedIn |
mid-infrared
ⓘ
near-infrared ⓘ visible light ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
European Space Astronomy Centre
ⓘ
surface form:
ESA
NASA ⓘ |
| partOf | Hubble Heritage images ⓘ |
| represents |
life cycle of stars
ⓘ
stellar nurseries ⓘ |
| shows |
sites of ongoing star formation
ⓘ
towering columns of gas and dust ⓘ |
| showsEffectOf | radiation from massive young stars ⓘ |
| showsProcess |
erosion of gas clouds by stellar winds
ⓘ
formation of new stars inside dense pillars ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
astronomy outreach materials
ⓘ
popular science articles ⓘ |
| usedFor |
education about star formation
ⓘ
public outreach ⓘ |
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