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English: Star forming pillars in the Eagle Nebula, as seen by the Hubble Space Telescope's WFPC2. The picture is composed of 32 different images from four separate cameras in this instrument. The photograph was made with light emitted by different elements in the cloud and appears as a different colour in the composite image: green for hydrogen, red for singly-ionized sulphur and blue for double-ionized oxygen atoms. The missing part at the top right is because one of the four cameras has a magnified view of its portion, which allows astronomers to see finer detail. The images from this camera were scaled down in size to match those from the other three cameras. Further information at: Credit: NASA, Jeff Hester, and Paul Scowen (Arizona State University)
Date circa 2003
date QS:P,+2003-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
( HST image is from 1995)
Source http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/newsdesk/archive/releases/2003/34/image/a
Author Credit: NASA, Jeff Hester, and Paul Scowen (Arizona State University)
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current09:44, 5 January 2014Thumbnail for version as of 09:44, 5 January 20142,434 × 2,400 (269 KB)ArmbrustReverted to version as of 08:52, 19 March 2012 - Featured pictures shouldn't be overwritten
13:05, 8 December 2013Thumbnail for version as of 13:05, 8 December 20133,300 × 2,538 (223 KB)Planet HeraldHigher resolution
08:52, 19 March 2012Thumbnail for version as of 08:52, 19 March 20122,434 × 2,400 (269 KB)Twinsdayhigher resolution from hubblesite.org
08:48, 19 March 2012Thumbnail for version as of 08:48, 19 March 20122,434 × 2,400 (269 KB)Twinsdayhigher resolution from hubblesite.org
20:09, 11 June 2006Thumbnail for version as of 20:09, 11 June 20061,944 × 1,919 (720 KB)Lokal ProfilNewer version from english wiki, "20:57, 6 March 2006 . . Brian0918 (Talk) . . 1944x1919 (736,816 bytes) (higher resolution, less jpg compression)"
13:27, 4 May 2005Thumbnail for version as of 13:27, 4 May 2005935 × 920 (128 KB)Watcharakornnl:Afbeelding:Aderlaarsnevel.jpg Star forming pillars in the Eagle Nebula, as seen by the Hubble Space Telescope's WFPC2. Further information at: [http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/newsdesk/archive/releases/20

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