Pillars of Creation Hubble Photo Shared

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Josh Universe - Space Discord Server shares a new post featuring the Hubble photo of the Pillars of Creation in the Eagle Nebula. The announcement references the iconic 1995 and 2014 Hubble views and explains the pillars as a stellar nursery where new stars form. Members are invited to view and discuss the image.

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The Pillars of Creation are towering, finger-like structures of gas and dust in the Eagle Nebula, M16, located 6,500 light-years from Earth.

The pillars are a "stellar nursery" where new stars are born within the dense clouds. The Hubble Space Telescope captured the iconic image in 1995, and again in 2014 for a wider, sharper view.

This photo was taken by the Hubble Space Telescope.
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