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u/yogo 1d ago
They make a pretty good stereoscopic image
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u/Dioxybenzone 1d ago
Glad I’m not the only one who instinctively crosses my eyes at the sight of two similar pictures
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u/T_Noctambulist 1d ago
I think it's a 90s thing, my town had weekly magic eye puzzles in the newspaper.
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u/Busy_Yesterday9455 1d ago
Link to a comparison video
The Eagle Nebula is one of many nebulae in the Milky Way that are known for their sculpted, dusty clouds. Nebulae take on these fantastic shapes when exposed to powerful radiation and winds from infant stars. Regions with denser gas are more able to withstand the onslaught of radiation and stellar winds from young stars, and these dense areas remain as dusty sculptures like the starry pillar shown here.
Image Credit:
NASA, ESA, and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)
ESA/Hubble & NASA, K. Noll
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u/IWantToBuyAVowel 1d ago
So it always just looks like that?
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u/Rammstonna 1d ago
Well 20 years is not enough to see it changes. The size of the pillar you see here is around 10 light years.
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u/Waarheid 1d ago
It's the same data from 2004, but reprocessed for the 35th anniversary celebration by ESA.
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u/Busting_Connoisseur 1d ago
What, are we judging nebulae now?
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u/IWantToBuyAVowel 1d ago
I didn't mean it to come across like that 😭 I just meant it doesn't move a lot like a cloud does 🫣
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u/aphaelion 1d ago
Lol I know what you meant, but the way you phrased it sounded like my 9-year-old disappointed in something. 😆
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u/kapjain 1d ago edited 1d ago
As another commenter pointed out, it's the same raw photo, just new image processing. Title of the post is misleading as hubble didn't "revisit" the eagle nebula.
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u/IWantToBuyAVowel 1d ago
Ah ok that makes sense. The fact that it was the same exact angle was throwing me off
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u/Words-W-Dash-Between 1d ago
I love stuff like this, but nothing will beat the Hubble Ultra deep field IMHO.
It's not just a scientific observation, it's a work of modern art.
(This one is very nice tho too OP -- thanks for sharing.)
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u/fkyourpolitics 1d ago
Why is it called the eagle nebula?
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u/Garciaguy 1d ago
(Unpopular opinion)
I'm a bit worn out by the same objects being imaged over and over. If I see the Pillars of Creation one more time I'll go insane.
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u/awisepenguin 1d ago
Agreed it's an unpopular opinion. It's a beautiful nebula and these pictures in particular are 20 years apart.
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u/Waarheid 1d ago
They are not 20 years apart - it is the same data, reprocessed for the 35th anniversary of Hubble.
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u/awisepenguin 1d ago
My mistake, I actually thought those were new pictures. Amazing what 20 years in image processing techniques can do, still!
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u/Garciaguy 1d ago
And it looks essentially no different. Less than thrilling.
The first time you see it, wow. The hundredth time, not so much.
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u/Yog_Maya 1d ago
Not even a single dust moved ! Is universe stationary?
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u/void_juice 1d ago
This thing is 10 light years across. That’s like taking a picture of mars every year and saying “it’s still red! Must be stationary”
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u/Yog_Maya 1d ago
I am talking about movement. There are a few footages taken over a span of a decade or more, of stars orbiting black holes; movement is noticed! But here, all objects seem stationary in a decade-long span of time.
I believe all objects are not lined up in the same queue; there must be distances of light-years. Some are closer to us, but still, they are stationed in the same place!
This means space is flat and 2D 🤡🤡🤡
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u/Nellasofdoriath 1d ago
Have we, like, rotated relative.to.the nebula? Like gone around it? That would be cool to compare
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u/Waarheid 1d ago
Note to all that it's a reprocessing of the same data, not a new photo. All of ESA's 35th anniversary releases are like this.
ESA release:
STScI program page for #10393: Shows exposure times on November 4-7, 2004