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I'm puttin this in photography because I'm more interested in the technology than the inevitable debate. It's a stunning photo.
''Located in the constellation Serpens, some 7,000 light-years away, the magnificent Pillars of Creation are column-shaped clouds of interstellar dust and gas that are part of the Eagle Nebula. The first image of them, taken in 1995 by the James Webb Space Telescope's predecessor, the Hubble Space Telescope, stunned astronomers with its intimidating beauty.
The new photograph obtained by Webb's Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam) reveals the pillars in much greater detail, with fine structures of the clouds emerging with clarity and hundreds of previously invisible stars sparking throughout the image. Many of these stars were born just a few hundred thousand years ago, NASA said in a statement(opens in new tab).''
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''Located in the constellation Serpens, some 7,000 light-years away, the magnificent Pillars of Creation are column-shaped clouds of interstellar dust and gas that are part of the Eagle Nebula. The first image of them, taken in 1995 by the James Webb Space Telescope's predecessor, the Hubble Space Telescope, stunned astronomers with its intimidating beauty.
The new photograph obtained by Webb's Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam) reveals the pillars in much greater detail, with fine structures of the clouds emerging with clarity and hundreds of previously invisible stars sparking throughout the image. Many of these stars were born just a few hundred thousand years ago, NASA said in a statement(opens in new tab).''
NASA’s Webb Takes Star-Filled Portrait of Pillars of Creation - NASA
Download the full-resolution, uncompressed version and supporting visuals from the Space Telescope Science Institute.
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