Hubble Goes High-Definition to Revisit Iconic 'Pillars of Creation'

Although NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has taken many breathtaking images of the universe, one snapshot stands out from the rest: the iconic view of the so-called “Pillars of Creation.” The jaw-dropping photo, taken in 1995, revealed never-before-seen details of three giant columns of cold gas bathed in the scorching ultraviolet light from a cluster of young, massive stars in a small region of the Eagle Nebula, or M16.

http://www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/hubble-goes-high-definition-to-revisit-iconic-pillars-of-creation/#.VKs82Xsk5-w




It is the most iconic image ever taken by Nasa's Hubble Space Telescope.

Taken in 1995, is revealed never-before-seen details of three giant columns of cold gas bathed in the scorching ultraviolet light from a cluster of young, massive stars in a small region of the Eagle Nebula, or M16.

Now, the space telescope has revisited the three pillar - and taken these stunning new images.

More pics from Daily Mail.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2898051/Hubble-revisits-old-friend-Iconic-Pillars-creation-revealed-unprecedented-incredible-new-images-space-telescope.html

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Lynn, very good.

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Lynn, very good.

Thanks betreger :-)

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Such a tease that we can only watch from afar and most likely never go there. God, if he exists, must really be getting a laugh.

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Bob DeWoody

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Such a tease that we can only watch from afar and most likely never go there. God, if he exists, must really be getting a laugh.

God doesn't laugh at people Bob, he laughs with us:)

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Very nice, thanks Lynn :)

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Very nice, thanks Lynn :)

Your welcome everyone, it's a beautiful cosmic image.

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Blinding lights and reading between the lines.

It never happens, of course.

Never believe in such things.

Simply amazing! ;)

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God doesn't laugh at people Bob, he laughs with us:)

She may well do .....

How can God be male or female? Pretty lonely to have those parts and not be able to use them for eternity. Or are there two of them?

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God doesn't laugh at people Bob, he laughs with us:)

She may well do .....

How can God be male or female? Pretty lonely to have those parts and not be able to use them for eternity. Or are there two of them?

I'd like to believe that God is more of an entity. Certainly no hermaphrodite:)

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God has always been traditionally been seen as a male being, as it is difficult for painters and sculptors to portray an entity. The holy trinity means that God is God, Jesus is God on earth, and the holy spirit is God in spirit form. It is likened to how water can be ice, steam and water, but it is the same thing.

God is ubiquitous.

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To me, physicist, the Trinity resembles a triplet representation in group theory, while God in Jewish or Islamic form resembles the singlet representation of the same group. I hope not to be shot by same fanatic.
Tullio

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I saw a TV show a few months ago, that described a stellar explosion that happened in the past, and has not yet reached the Pillars of Creation. When the blast wave does reach it, the pillars will be deformed, or possibly swept away. I forget the time line of when the collision will occur, but it seems to be a certainty that it will, at least from the conclusions of the TV show.

Steve

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To me God is a concept and a creation of the human mind and a result of our need to have a purpose in life. Also a way to explain why things happen the way that they do. In earlier days man couldn't explain things like why the sun comes up every day or why or what things like lightning were. What made volcanos erupt or floods occur so the explanation was they were acts of God. Nowadays we are at the point where there are very few things that can't be explained scientifically. One is how did it all start, another is what turns an inert pile of elements into a living creature. So far, no matter how hard we have tried scientists, chemists and biologists with their combined knowledge have not been able to create life, even in it's simplest forms. One of the things that makes us what we are is the need to understand our surroundings and to be able to exert some control over nature. Now that we have learned that the earth is not the center of the universe it perplexes us not to be able to exert any influence over how the future unfolds. No matter how hard we try there is nothing we can do that will alter the future outside of our little sphere of influence. Maybe someday we will be able to affect events locally but in the great big scheme of things we are totally insignificant. We are insignificant creatures living on an insignificant planet circling an insignificant star in a galaxy that is just one of billions pretty much the same. We are most likely not even the only living creatures in this vast universe. But in the most important ways we are unique. Do we have a purpose in life? Maybe, but it is also very possible that we are an accident of nature and in the long run totally unimportant in the grand scheme of things.

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Steve

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OMG??

'Pillars of Creation' - are just clouds.
I was not making a case for God. Just enjoy looking at them.

Belief, does not belong here.

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OMG??

'Pillars of Creation' - are just clouds.
I was not making a case for God. Just enjoy looking at them.

Belief, does not belong here.

I enjoy looking at them also. I think they are beautiful!
They are breeding grounds for new stars, but in the end, they are just clouds of gas.

Steve

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OMG??

'Pillars of Creation' - are just clouds.
I was not making a case for God. Just enjoy looking at them.

Belief, does not belong here.

I enjoy looking at them also. I think they are beautiful!
They are breeding grounds for new stars, but in the end, they are just clouds of gas.

Steve

Fluid dynamics is pretty.

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OMG??

'Pillars of Creation' - are just clouds.
I was not making a case for God. Just enjoy looking at them.

Belief, does not belong here.

I think the images from the Hubble telescope are some of the most important discoveries of the 20th century. Several of them have been my desktop background on my computer.

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Bob DeWoody

My motto: Never do today what you can put off until tomorrow as it may not be required. This no longer applies in light of current events.