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Jwst Feed @jwstfeed.bsky.social · 07/07/2024

Unique view of Pillars of Creation. Processed JWST/NIRCam data by David Berns. www.astrobin.com/zbaj7z/ 🔭 🧪

This image is a close-up view of a turbulent cloud of gas and dust in the Eagle Nebula, located in the constellation Aquila. The cloud is sculpted by the energetic radiation and stellar winds from young, massive stars that have recently formed within the nebula. The dark pillars are composed of cool, dense gas and dust that have not yet been completely eroded by the radiation and stellar winds. These pillars are sites of ongoing star formation, as evidenced by the glowing knots of gas, which are infant stars still shrouded in their dusty cocoons. The red emission in the image represents the presence of hot, molecular hydrogen gas. The blue hues reveal the presence of singly ionized oxygen atoms, while the green hues show singly ionized neon atoms. This image provides astronomers with new insights into the complex processes of star formation.

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moonhour.bsky.social @moonhour.bsky.social · 09/07/2024

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Frequency Today @frequencytoday.bsky.social · 07/07/2024

Even more stunning than Hubble!

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Allen Schulz @allenschulz.bsky.social · 08/07/2024

JWST continues to amaze. Worth every penny.

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Dusty fur collector @dustyfur.bsky.social · 08/07/2024

This is so beautiful there aren't really words. Am I crazy or does the things on the right look like an astronaut tethered to the pillar next to it with a helmet and his legs bent? Surely I'm nuts, right?

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