JWST Pillar of Creation
Carrying out scientific observations, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) continues its journey of “views”, continuing to bring us different interpretations of well-known space objects. This time, James Webb turned the camera to a stellar cradle called the “Pillars of Creation” in the Eagle Nebula in Serpentis, about 6,500 light years away from Earth. This area was originally photographed by the Hubble Space Telescope in 1995, and later became one of Hubble’s classics. Even in 2014, to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the launch of the space telescope, Hubble also included a third exchange of the Pillar Create this. -shot with the Generation Wide Field Camera (WFPC3).
The Pillar of Creation
In the visible light of Hubble (above left, this is the 2014 version), the Pillars of Creation are in “hazy” cosmic dust, with a transparent dark nebula like a black curtain in the foreground, and the birth interior of the original planet is on the horizon. However, in the infrared band of JWST, it brings a completely different interpretation – JWST can not only see through the cosmic dust, show the background starry sky, but also “illuminate” the original black nebula, showing the different types of nebula itself. Variations and details.
The small red stars that are now clearly visible in the nebula are the “bright spots” among them. These primitive stars, which were barely visible, can now not only see their appearance, but also see how they interact with the gas around them. , and dust interaction, giving scientists the opportunity to see the process of planet formation.
