Hubble 25th Anniversary: Pillars of Creation
In honor of the 25th anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope, the telescope was once again pointed to one of its' most famous images, named the Pillars of Creation. The first image taken of these Pillars of Creation were snapped in 1995. Today, the image taken is wider and sharper, allowing for the view of the stars forming deep inside the pillars. The pillars are destined for destruction due to the powerful winds and the ultraviolet energy of the newly forming stars but astronomers believe that this image is similar to what it looked like when our sun was forming. This image is distant in M16, taken near the constellation Serpens and near the Eagle Nebula.
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