M16: Pillars of Creation

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zorg.ch #98919 by [z]Barbara Harris @ 19.02.2007 00:00 - nach oben - M16: Pillars of Creation Explanation: It has become one of the most famous images of modern times. This image, taken with the Hubble Space Telescope in 1995, shows evaporating gaseous globules (EGGs) emerging from pillars of molecular hydrogen gas and dust. The giant pillars are light years in length and are so dense that interior gas contracts gravitationally to form stars. At each pillars' end, the intense radiation of bright young stars causes low density material to boil away, leaving stellar nurseries of dense EGGs exposed. The Eagle Nebula, associated with the open star cluster M16, lies about 7000 light years away. The pillars of creation were imaged recently by the orbiting Chandra X-ray Observatory, and it was found that most EGGS are not strong emitters of X-rays. Credit & Copyright zorg.ch #98922 by Klaudermann T. Spargelzack @ 19.02.2007 01:32 - nach oben - rauchdildos. zorg.ch #98935 by Squeezer @ 20.02.2007 09:58 - nach oben - mit bling bling!