Eagle Nebula - Stellar Spire geminids Throughout the galaxy's center

Throughout the galaxy's center

F150W (green)

this image reveals previously obscured areas of star birth

Many of the fresh-appearing craters (ones with crisp relief) exhibit unusually bright crater floors

Eagle Nebula - Stellar Spire geminids Throughout the galaxy's centerClose to the famous "Pillars of Creation" in the heart of the Eagle Nebula there is another beautiful region called "Stellar Spire". Appearing like a winged fairy tale creature poised on a pedestal, this object is actually a billowing tower of cold gas and dust. The soaring tower is 9. 5 light years or about 57 trillion miles high, about twice the distance from our Sun to the next nearest star. Stars in the Eagle Nebula are born in clouds of cold