Here you can watch a NASA video showing the Pillars of Creation in 3D.

Pillars of Creation here is what is known from the photo a trio of huge “heavenly towers” which are located approximately 6,500 light years from Earth, Eagle NebulaThey received this name because these formations interstellar gas and dust They are discovered in the process of creating new stars and due to their peculiar elongated shape. The image was taken by astronomers Jeff Hester And Paul Scowen On April 1, 1995, using the Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2, WFPC2 English abbreviation for space telescope Hubble. This is one of the most famous photographs of the Universe around us due to its beauty and entertainment. Now, almost 30 years later, POT created 3D visualization The pillars are shown in different wavelengths, visible and infrared, in photographs taken by Hubble and the Space Telescope. James Webb.

The two-and-a-half-minute video begins with a zoomed-in image of the Pillars of Creation taken by Hubble. under visible light. Soon after, he switches to the view infrared captured by Webb. Both alternate while the camera He zooms in on the pillars to show them closer, circles around their “top” and finally zooms out several light years to show a wider perspective of what surrounds these formations..

The visualization is the product of computer-generated images based on photographs that Hubble and Webb have taken over the years. 2015To mark Hubble’s 25th anniversary in orbit, NASA has released new infrared and visible light images from the Hubble Telescope. WFP3, with better quality than the original. Those carried out by Webb using a mid-infrared instrument, MIRIand near infrared range, NIRCam, NIRSpec and NIRISSoffer a higher level of detail than Hubble can achieve.

In addition to the captured images, the video is based on observation data collected Dr. Anna McLeodan astronomer at Durham University in the UK and a scientific adviser to the video project. The collection of all this data skeleton on which NASA built a 3D rendering.

NASA claims this video of the Pillars of Creation is an excerpt, is part of a “longer video with voiceover” aimed at young people and families, telling about the agency’s astrophysical missions. The title and release date have not been disclosed. The publication of the video was accompanied by another surprise. If you have a 3D printer, you can print the Pillars of Creation with STL files free from NASA.