Close-ups of the Eagle Nebula’s Spire, which is 9.5 light years tall,
Close-ups of the Eagle Nebula’s Spire, which is 9.5 light years tall, and the Pillars of creation. There is evidence that the Pillars of Creation were actually destroyed 6000 years ago by a supernova, but because the nebula is 7000 light years away, we will still see them for another millennia. -- source link
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