Astronomy Picture of the Day

   [1]Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our
      fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation
                    written by a professional astronomer.

                               2022 December 6
       [2]The featured image shows a large golden-brown pillar of dust
     surrounded by a few smaller pillars. Please see the explanation for
                         more detailed information.

                    M16: A Star Forming Pillar from Webb
        Image Credit: [3]NASA, [4]ESA, [5]CSA, [6]STScI, Processing &
                     Copyright: [7]Mehmet Hakan Özsaraç

   Explanation: What's happening inside this interstellar mountain?
   [8]Stars are forming. The mountain is actually a column of gas and dust
   in the [9]picturesque Eagle Nebula (M16). A [10]pillar like this is so
   low in density that you could easily [11]fly though it -- it only
   appears solid because of its high [12]dust content and [13]great depth.
   The glowing areas are lit internally by [14]newly formed stars. These
   areas shine in [15]red and [16]infrared light because [17]blue light is
   scattered away by intervening [18]interstellar dust. The [19]featured
   image was captured recently in near-infrared light in unprecedented
   detail by the [20]James Webb Space Telescope ([21]JWST), [22]launched
   late last year. Energetic light, abrasive [23]winds, and final
   [24]supernovas from these young stars will [25]slowly destroy this
   stellar birth column over [26]the next 100,000 years.

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