Eagle nebula, somewhere between 5,000 & 7,000 light years away.
dukeofnes on
I think the generally accepted answer is that the Pillars of Creation are something like 6-7 thousand lightyears away.
WittyAndOriginal on
This picture is on Earth. It was taken by the James Webb Space Telescope, which is 1.5 million kilometers away.
Just kidding, but not really.
FatWreckords on
Not only are the Pillars of Creation very, very far away, they are very, very large at around 4-5 light years long.
littlejim49 on
Definitely Not far enough,
Pixelpaint_Pashkow on
Arguably speaking this picture is in my screen on earth right now
bigelcid on
would love to play Mass Effect for the first time again
derbrauer on
I’m pretty sure we have that picture on Earth.
The subject is thousands of light years away.
Immediate-Cress-1117 on
Only to get there and not see anything because its so large.
webguy1975 on
The pillars of Creation are 7,000 light years away.
Berkyjay on
Which parts are you talking about?
Brad_Breath on
That’s the space nebula called “The Shocker”.Â
It’s 69 hundred light years away, and the ancient Roman telescopographers said named it The Shocker due to its resemblance to a hand with fingers in a “two in the pink and one in the stink” orientation.
granoladeer on
That could all be gone by now, but it’d take thousands of years for us to know.Â
darrellbear on
Also known as Messier 16, aka the Eagle Nebula.
Chikmunp on
My brain couldn’t handle 6700 light years so I asked Google to convert it to something I could understand.
So…. 63 (or so) quadrillion kilometers 😋
Which didn’t really help at all… So converted again its 63 million million kilometers….
Jeez.. I’ll just go back to light years..
…not sleeping tonight….
SecretOrganization60 on
If you were inside the pillars of creation, would you notice the clouds and dust or is it really defuse?
Also, if the same observer look at our region of space, would they also see dust clouds?
trekxtrider on
I assume this picture is on Earth in some data-center.
Zakimations on
Fun fact: this feature has already been destroyed by a nearby superova.We just havent seen it yet.
LetsChangeSD on
We really are unique beings huh…
HurrySpecial on
3-6 feet. Based on an educated guess that it is stored in a desk or shelf.
zoley88 on
Technically the picture is around 1m away from the Earth. The Pillars however…
hoax10 on
>billions and billions and billions
tyderian on
The picture is approximately 0 meters from Earth. The subject is considerably further.
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6700 light years. Pillars of Creation.
Eagle nebula, somewhere between 5,000 & 7,000 light years away.
I think the generally accepted answer is that the Pillars of Creation are something like 6-7 thousand lightyears away.
This picture is on Earth. It was taken by the James Webb Space Telescope, which is 1.5 million kilometers away.
Just kidding, but not really.
Not only are the Pillars of Creation very, very far away, they are very, very large at around 4-5 light years long.
Definitely Not far enough,
Arguably speaking this picture is in my screen on earth right now
would love to play Mass Effect for the first time again
I’m pretty sure we have that picture on Earth.
The subject is thousands of light years away.
Only to get there and not see anything because its so large.
The pillars of Creation are 7,000 light years away.
Which parts are you talking about?
That’s the space nebula called “The Shocker”.Â
It’s 69 hundred light years away, and the ancient Roman telescopographers said named it The Shocker due to its resemblance to a hand with fingers in a “two in the pink and one in the stink” orientation.
That could all be gone by now, but it’d take thousands of years for us to know.Â
Also known as Messier 16, aka the Eagle Nebula.
My brain couldn’t handle 6700 light years so I asked Google to convert it to something I could understand.
So…. 63 (or so) quadrillion kilometers 😋
Which didn’t really help at all… So converted again its 63 million million kilometers….
Jeez.. I’ll just go back to light years..
…not sleeping tonight….
If you were inside the pillars of creation, would you notice the clouds and dust or is it really defuse?
Also, if the same observer look at our region of space, would they also see dust clouds?
I assume this picture is on Earth in some data-center.
Fun fact: this feature has already been destroyed by a nearby superova.We just havent seen it yet.
We really are unique beings huh…
3-6 feet. Based on an educated guess that it is stored in a desk or shelf.
Technically the picture is around 1m away from the Earth. The Pillars however…
>billions and billions and billions
The picture is approximately 0 meters from Earth. The subject is considerably further.