Eagle Nebula Pillars
27 years ago, on April 1 in 1995.
Hubble's view of the "Pillars of Creation" in the Eagle Nebula displays three giant columns of cold gas giving birth to new stars. The pillars are bathed in the scorching ultraviolet light from a cluster of young, massive stars beyond the top of the image.
On April 1, 1995
Pillars of the Eagle Nebula
The Hubble Space Telescope captured an image of the "Pillars of Creation" in the Eagle Nebula, three giant columns of cold gas that are creating new stars.
The pillars are bathed in scorching ultraviolet light from a cluster of massive young stars behind the top of the image.
Image Credits:
NASA, ESA, STScI, J. Hester and P. Scowen (Arizona State University)