Astronomy Picture of the Day

   [1]Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our
      fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation
                    written by a professional astronomer.

                               2024 October 22
   [2]Three large interstellar dust pillars are shown against a starfield
    and a multicolored glowing background. Please see the explanation for
                         more detailed information.

                        M16: Pillars of Star Creation
    Image Credit: [3]NASA, [4]ESA, [5]CSA, [6]STScI; Processing: [7]Diego
                                   Pisano

   Explanation: These dark pillars may look destructive, but they are
   creating stars. [8]This pillar-capturing picture of the [9]Eagle Nebula
   combines [10]visible light exposures taken with the [11]Hubble Space
   Telescope with [12]infrared images taken with the [13]James Webb Space
   Telescope to highlight [14]evaporating gaseous globules (EGGs) emerging
   from [15]pillars of molecular [16]hydrogen gas and [17]dust. The
   [18]giant pillars are [19]light years in length and are so dense that
   interior gas [20]contracts gravitationally to form [21]stars. At each
   [22]pillar's end, the intense radiation of [23]bright young stars
   causes low density material to boil away, leaving [24]stellar nurseries
   of dense [25]EGGs exposed. The [26]Eagle Nebula, associated with the
   [27]open star cluster [28]M16, lies about 7000 [29]light years away.

              Jigsaw Challenge: [30]Astronomy Puzzle of the Day
                      Tomorrow's picture: rocket catch
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    Authors & editors: [42]Robert Nemiroff ([43]MTU) & [44]Jerry Bonnell
                                 ([45]UMCP)
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                         [53]NASA Science Activation
                           & [54]Michigan Tech. U.

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