Star EGGs in the Eagle Nebula

*G_Man* · 10-22-2006, 03:05 AM

Star EGGs in the Eagle Nebula
Credit: J. Hester & P. Scowen (Arizona State U.), HST, NASA
Explanation: Where do stars form? One place, star forming regions known as "EGGs", are uncovered at the end of this giant pillar of gas and dust in the Eagle Nebula (M16). EGGs, short for evaporating gaseous globules, are dense regions of mostly molecular hydrogen gas that fragment and gravitationally collapse to form stars. Light from the hottest and brightest of these new stars heats the end of the pillar and causes further evaporation of gas - revealing yet more EGGs and more young stars. This picture was taken by the Wide Field and Planetary Camera on board the Hubble Space Telescope.

*G_Man* · 10-22-2006, 06:47 AM

MAN...

This shite better not be fake, I think its cool.

**Sp00k** · 10-22-2006, 06:57 AM

Awesome pic.

Sparky_MarkyUK · 10-22-2006, 07:00 AM

Wow, thats so cool I feel like I should be wearing shades

Rhiannon · 10-22-2006, 07:33 AM

Love these...keep em coming G.

Sparky_MarkyUK · 11-05-2006, 04:18 AM

Quoting: G_Man

This looks like the background image behind Mal on the Firefly Series DVD Box Set booklet............ If DC's around I'm sure she'd be able to check as I've not got it to hand at the mo

**Noodles** · 11-05-2006, 01:39 PM

That really is a great photo.