These images remind me of the vastness and mystery of the universe. There's still so much to explore and discover. What do you think is the most fascinating aspect of the Pillars of Creation? 🤔
OK got a question, if the pillars of creation are still creating planets and stars, is it the remains of the big bang or is it the pin point of the big bang? You know where it all started🌟
The only thing that awes me.
The play of the forces that create such impressive structures and the beauty of the ionized gases that surround them.
I thank all my cousins that dedicate themselves to understanding our universe that give us such impressive pictures.
My first experience of transcendence was looking through a massive telescope at a working observatory. Seeing Jupiter and Saturn with just my own eyes as a bunch of glass connected me to the universe in a way I have trouble describing. And I continue to love it all so.
It’s such a shame that we now instinctively look through the comment section to determine whether a space photo is AI before deciding whether it’s cool or not
Nebulas or nebulae are areas of the interstellar medium that contain slightly more atoms than the rest of space, gravity can act on these "clouds" of matter to form stars which then illuminate the clouds and create the patterns we see on Earth. https://youtu.be/w5sFxCo9Nyw
It was first photographed by Hubble in 1995, so its probably from after then. Could be A Coming Into Existence - Origin (1998) or Shalabi Effect (2000)
So answer me this Jasmine, this picture always looks the same no matter when that picture is taken or what telescope takes the picture. Why, help me understand. It is amazing.
Pictures of space rarely convey the scale of what we're seeing.
The pillars are 5 LightYears top to bottom and 7000LY away. Any movement would take hundreds of years to become visible to us, and we can only see one angle of it.
Our sun orbits the galaxy at 230km/s. Let's assume a star moves at that speed in the direction along the pillar. It would take 6500 years to go from one end to the other. So, on a decade to decade basis, nothing more than individual pixels would change. Our first pictures of this nebula was in 1995
Important to note the Chandra part, the multicolored fuzzy star-like blobs, are all False-Color as taken in Xrays wavelengths (and colors chosen just indicate energy level)
Why does it look like it’s in a glitter snow globe in this picture? Is this just enhancements from both C & W? I didn’t realize there were additional “things” surrounding the pillars…
Oh, bless your heart, you really think NASA would just hand us the unedited truth? That’s adorable! Maybe do some research on how composites work before throwing around words like 'lies.' It’s okay, though—critical thinking isn’t for everyone. Hope you figure it out someday!
I have a master's degree in astrophysics, so I have spent plenty of time studying with professional astronomers, including five who were granted observing time on the Hubble Space Telescope. You have no idea how ridiculous your "NASA is lying" conspiracy theory crap sounds.
Oh, sure, the "source" just happens to be right there—how convenient! Ever think about who controls these "sources"? Probably the WEF making those fake space pictures. It’s all just a trick to keep the people distracted.
...putting that to one side, astropics are collections of data. Different technologies allow some data to be presented that would otherwise be imperceptible to the human eye. In short, what you see in an astro pic -structure/contrast/etc- exists, but some parts would be invisible without technology
Depends what you mean by "in reality". There's no such thing as "visible light" outside the brains of creatures that have evolved to "see" invisible electromagnetic emissions. So, in reality, everything is dark. What we "see" is a derived construct, built by our brains & often enhanced by technology
Consider moths and butterflies. Their "visual reality" is totally different from ours, as they have evolved to see ultraviolet light that is invisible to our eye-brain system. Which view is more "real"?
In this context, "reality" is what is there without any observer. Once you introduce an observer, you introduce an interface that inevitably results in subjective interpretation.
I dunno, it seems to me to be a name that perfectly captures the majesty of the nebula. The nebula also looks at least in part like enormous pillars in space, and literally creates new stars, so the faith-based creation belief angle is kinda baggage we’re bringing to it.
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It is both awe inspiring, and looks like a mischievous cat at the same time.
The play of the forces that create such impressive structures and the beauty of the ionized gases that surround them.
I thank all my cousins that dedicate themselves to understanding our universe that give us such impressive pictures.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/marvel-at-james-webbs-stunning-new-portrait-of-the-pillars-of-creation-180980976/
The pillars are 5 LightYears top to bottom and 7000LY away. Any movement would take hundreds of years to become visible to us, and we can only see one angle of it.
https://www.nasa.gov/missions/chandra/25-images-to-celebrate-nasas-chandra-25th-anniversary/
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https://qiforce.blogspot.com/