Pillars of Creation: M16
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Movies
- STScI-H-M16_1x-1280x720.mp4 (1280x720) [5.9 MB]
- STScI-H-M16_1x-1920x1080.mp4 (1920x1080) [14.0 MB]
- STScI-H-M16_1x-1920x1080.webm (1920x1080) [3.8 MB]
- STScI-H-M16_1x-640x360.mp4 (640x360) [2.6 MB]
- STScI-H-M16_1x-3840x2160.mp4 (3840x2160) [13.1 MB]
- STScI-H-M16_1x-H265-3840x2160.mp4 (3840x2160) [7.2 MB]
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- frames/1920x1080_16x9_30p/ (1920x1080) [128.0 KB]
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Images
- STScI-H-M16_1x-1920x1080.00001_print.jpg (1024x576) [60.3 KB]
- STScI-H-M16_1x-1920x1080.00001_searchweb.png (320x180) [46.4 KB]
- STScI-H-M16_1x-1920x1080.00001_thm.png (80x40) [3.5 KB]
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This pair of images taken in 2014 reveal the Pillars of Creation in visible and near-infrared light, taken by the Hubble Space Telescope.
The Pillars of Creation (Eagle Nebula, or Messier 16) are a stellar nursery, composed of gas and dust slowly eaten away by massive stars that are off the far to the upper right corner of this image. The pillars are about 5 light-years tall in this image. Streamers of gas can be seen floating from the giant structures as intense radiation heats and evaporates them into space. Stars are being born inside the pillars due to the gas compressed into collapse by the powerful winds from the massive star cluster. The pillars are slowly being eroded but continue jutting out into the cleared region.
The first Hubble image shows the Pillars in visible light capturing the silhouette of the dark cloud. The second Hubble image shows the Pillars in the near-infrared light where the dust now appears transparent. This reveals the stars within and behind the cloud. The infrared. blue-colored glow shows the edges of the cloud that are partly illuminated by the stars that surround them. The yellow-color captures the dusty stars that are obscured in the visible light image.
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Movies
- STScI-H-M16_2x-1280x720.mp4 (1280x720) [3.9 MB]
- STScI-H-M16_2x-1920x1080.mp4 (1920x1080) [8.7 MB]
- STScI-H-M16_2x-1920x1080.webm (1920x1080) [2.0 MB]
- STScI-H-M16_2x-640x360.mp4 (640x360) [1.7 MB]
- STScI-H-M16_2x-3840x2160.mp4 (3840x2160) [11.3 MB]
- STScI-H-M16_2x-H265-3840x2160.mp4 (3840x2160) [4.7 MB]
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Images
- STScI-H-M16_2x-1920x1080.00001_print.jpg (1024x576) [60.3 KB]
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This animation is the same as above, played twice as fast.

Optical image of M16 (portrait)

Optical image of M16 (landscape)

Infrared image of M16 (landscape)
Credits
Please give credit for this item to:
Videos: NASA, ESA, and G. Bacon (STScI)
Images: NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)
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Visualizer
- Greg Bacon (STScI)
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Technical support
- Leann Johnson (Global Science and Technology, Inc.)
Missions
This visualization is related to the following missions:Related Pages
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Hubble Observations of the Red Planet
Over the decades of its mission, the Hubble Space Telescope has observed our closest planetary neighbor, Mars, documenting its seasons, terrain, and storms. Hubble’s work complements that of spacecraft and lander missions to the Red Planet, making Mars the most observed world other than Earth. || STScI-H-MARS_hyperwall_print.jpg (1024x576) [61.9 KB] || STScI-H-MARS_hyperwall.png (3840x2160) [3.2 MB] || STScI-H-MARS_hyperwall_searchweb.png (320x180) [41.5 KB] || STScI-H-MARS_hyperwall_thm.png (80x40) [4.7 KB] || STScI-H-MARS_hyperwall-1280x720.mp4 (1280x720) [3.1 MB] || STScI-H-MARS_hyperwall-1920x1080.mp4 (1920x1080) [5.5 MB] || STScI-H-MARS_hyperwall-1920x1080.webm (1920x1080) [12.5 MB] || STScI-H-MARS_hyperwall-3840x2160.mp4 (3840x2160) [18.6 MB] ||
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Extended Groth Strip
The Extended Groth Strip covers a small swath of sky between the constellations Ursa Major and Boötes, and yet it contains at least 50,000 galaxies visible to NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, and likely more that are beyond the range of light that Hubble can detect. || STScI-H-p0706a-840x6000.jpg (840x6000) [4.4 MB] || STScI-H-p0706a-840x6000_print.jpg (1024x7314) [5.8 MB] || STScI-H-p0706a-840x6000_print_searchweb.png (320x180) [76.3 KB] || STScI-H-p0706a-840x6000_print_thm.png (80x40) [6.0 KB] || STScI-H-p0706a-5600x40000.tif (5600x40000) [666.4 MB] || STScI-H-p0706a-5600x40000.tif.dzi (5600x40000) [179 bytes] || STScI-H-p0706a-5600x40000.tif_files (1x1) [4.0 KB] ||
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Galaxy Cluster Abell S1063
Massive galaxy cluster Abell S1063 is shown at the center of this Hubble image, surrounded by more distant galaxies that are magnified and warped by the cluster’s immense gravity. A faint haze of intracluster light is visible between the galaxies, produced by free-floating stars. || STSCI-H-p1856c-m-1786x2000.png (1786x2000) [5.7 MB] || STSCI-H-p1856c-m-1786x2000_print.jpg (1024x1146) [274.8 KB] || STSCI-H-p1856c-f-4158x4656.png (4158x4656) [26.4 MB] || STSCI-H-p1856c-m-1786x2000_searchweb.png (320x180) [97.9 KB] || STSCI-H-p1856c-m-1786x2000_thm.png (80x40) [7.7 KB] || STSCI-H-p1856c-f-4158x4656.tif (4158x4656) [31.9 MB] ||
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Triangulum Galaxy Mosaic
Full Hubble mosaic image of the Triangulum galaxy (M33), composed of 54 Hubble fields of view stitched together. The borders of individual Hubble images trace the jagged edge of the mosaic, which spans 19,400 light-years across. || STSCI-H-p1901a-f-32073x41147_print.jpg (1024x1313) [262.9 KB] || STSCI-H-p1901a-h-16307x20574.png (16037x20574) [542.5 MB] || STSCI-H-p1901a-q-8019x10287.png (8019x10287) [134.5 MB] || STSCI-H-p1901a-f-32073x41147_searchweb.png (320x180) [73.3 KB] || STSCI-H-p1901a-f-32073x41147_thm.png (80x40) [5.8 KB] || STSCI-H-p1901a-f-32073x41147.tif (32073x41147) [1.7 GB] || STSCI-H-p1901a-f-32073x41147.tif.dzi (32073x41147) [181 bytes] || STSCI-H-p1901a-f-32073x41147.tif_files (1x1) [4.0 KB] ||
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Spiral Galaxy M106
This composite image of galaxy M106 focuses on its active center, where large amounts of gas are thought to be falling into and fueling a supermassive black hole. || STScI-H-M106_Legus_7910x6178_print.jpg (1024x799) [139.3 KB] || STScI-H-M106_Legus_7910x6178.png (7910x6178) [75.9 MB] || STScI-H-M106_Legus_7910x6178.png.dzi (7910x6178) [178 bytes] || STScI-H-M106_Legus_7910x6178_searchweb.png (320x180) [83.3 KB] || STScI-H-M106_Legus_7910x6178_thm.png (80x40) [6.7 KB] || STScI-H-M106_Legus_7910x6178.png_files (1x1) [4.0 KB] || STScI-H-M106_Legus_7910x6178.tif (7910x6178) [100.1 MB] ||
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CANDELS UDF
This amazingly deep, detailed image is the result of the Hubble Space Telescope’s most substantial and ambitious observing campaign yet, CANDELS—the Cosmic Assembly Near-infrared Deep Extragalactic Legacy Survey. The image displays approximately 30,000 galaxies across 6 billion years of time and space—half the age of the universe—making for a fascinating visual study of galaxy evolution. || STScI-H-CANDELS_UDF-16300x9000_print.jpg (1024x565) [94.3 KB] || STScI-H-CANDELS_UDF-16300x9000.png (16300x9000) [283.6 MB] || STScI-H-CANDELS_UDF-16300x9000.png.dzi (16300x9000) [179 bytes] || STScI-H-CANDELS_UDF-16300x9000_searchweb.png (320x180) [74.9 KB] || STScI-H-CANDELS_UDF-16300x9000_thm.png (80x40) [4.3 KB] || STScI-H-CANDELS_UDF-16300x9000.png_files (1x1) [4.0 KB] || STScI-H-CANDELS_UDF-16300x9000.tif (16300x9000) [385.8 MB] ||
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Stephan's Quintet
This visualization uses Hubble data to simulate a flight past the galaxies known as Stephan’s Quintet, providing an illuminating perspective on their position and gravitational relationships to one another. || STScI-H-StephansQuintet_1920x1080.00001_print.jpg (1024x576) [38.8 KB] || STScI-H-StephansQuintet_1920x1080.00001_searchweb.png (320x180) [34.0 KB] || STScI-H-StephansQuintet_1920x1080.00001_thm.png (80x40) [3.5 KB] || STScI-H-StephansQuintet_1280x720.mp4 (1280x720) [18.9 MB] || STScI-H-StephansQuintet_1920x1080.mp4 (1920x1080) [41.5 MB] || STScI-H-StephansQuintet_1920x1080.webm (1920x1080) [10.6 MB] || STScI-H-StephansQuintet_640x360.mp4 (640x360) [5.0 MB] || STScI-H-StephansQuintet_3180x2160.mp4 (3840x2160) [104.9 MB] || STScI-H-StephansQuintet_H265-3180x2160.mp4 (3840x2160) [37.5 MB] || frames/3840x2160_16x9_30p/ (3840x2160) [256.0 KB] ||
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Whale Galaxy Panorama
NGC 4631, the Whale galaxy, shows us the edge of its spiral, appearing similar to the single arm of the Milky Way visible to us in the night sky. || STScI-H-Whale_galaxy-h-4467x1217.png (4467x1217) [10.0 MB] || STScI-H-Whale_galaxy-f-8933x2434.png (8933x2434) [36.0 MB] || STScI-H-Whale_galaxy-h-4467x1217_print.jpg (1024x278) [65.7 KB] || STScI-H-Whale_galaxy-f-8933x2434.png.dzi (8933x2434) [178 bytes] || STScI-H-Whale_galaxy-h-4467x1217_print_searchweb.png (320x180) [105.6 KB] || STScI-H-Whale_galaxy-h-4467x1217_print_thm.png (80x40) [7.3 KB] || STScI-H-Whale_galaxy-f-8933x2434.png_files (1x1) [4.0 KB] ||
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Globular Star Clusters Scattered Between Galaxies
Hubble Space Telescope mosaic image of the Coma cluster of more than 1,000 galaxies, with 22,426 globular star clusters scattered in between. || STScI-H-p1844a-coma-q-7188x4138_print.jpg (1024x589) [48.0 KB] || STScI-H-p1844a-coma-f-28750x16550.png (28750x16550) [600.9 MB] || STScI-H-p1844a-coma-h-14375x8275.png (14375x8275) [135.1 MB] || STScI-H-p1844a-coma-q-7188x4138.png (7188x4138) [29.6 MB] || STScI-H-p1844a-coma-f-28750x16550.png.dzi (28750x16550) [180 bytes] || STScI-H-p1844a-coma-q-7188x4138_print_searchweb.png (320x180) [46.5 KB] || STScI-H-p1844a-coma-q-7188x4138_print_thm.png (80x40) [4.4 KB] || STScI-H-p1844a-coma-f-28750x16550.png_files (1x1) [4.0 KB] ||
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Sombrero Galaxy in Multiple Wavelengths
The Sombrero Galaxy's dust and inner flat disk are very clear in the infrared. || STScI-H-Sombrero_1x-1920x1080.00001_print.jpg (1024x576) [67.0 KB] || STScI-H-Sombrero_1x-1920x1080.00001_searchweb.png (320x180) [69.7 KB] || STScI-H-Sombrero_1x-1920x1080.00001_thm.png (80x40) [4.8 KB] || STScI-H-Sombrero_1x-1280x720.mp4 (1280x720) [3.3 MB] || STScI-H-Sombrero_1x-1920x1080.mp4 (1920x1080) [7.7 MB] || frames/1920x1080_16x9_30p/ (1920x1080) [128.0 KB] || STScI-H-Sombrero_1x-1920x1080.webm (1920x1080) [3.9 MB] || STScI-H-Sombrero_1x-640x360.mp4 (640x360) [1.0 MB] || STScI-H-Sombrero_1x-3840x2160.mp4 (3840x2160) [6.5 MB] || STScI-H-Sombrero_1x-H265-3840x2160.mp4 (3840x2160) [2.8 MB] || frames/3840x2160_16x9_30p/ (3840x2160) [128.0 KB] ||
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Messier 82: Cigar Galaxy in Multiple Wavelengths
Massive burst of star formation in the core or M82 burst becomes clearer in infrared. || STScI-H-M82_1x-1920x1080.00001_print.jpg (1024x576) [79.3 KB] || STScI-H-M82_1x-1920x1080.00001_searchweb.png (320x180) [66.4 KB] || STScI-H-M82_1x-1920x1080.00001_thm.png (80x40) [4.5 KB] || STScI-H-M82_1x-1280x720.mp4 (1280x720) [5.0 MB] || STScI-H-M82_1x-1920x1080.mp4 (1920x1080) [11.8 MB] || frames/1920x1080_16x9_30p/ (1920x1080) [128.0 KB] || STScI-H-M82_1x-1920x1080.webm (1920x1080) [5.2 MB] || STSCI-H-M82_1x-3840x2160.mp4 (3840x2160) [12.8 MB] || STSCI-H-M82_1x-H265-3840x2160.mp4 (3840x2160) [6.0 MB] || STScI-H-M82_1x-640x360.mp4 (640x360) [1.6 MB] || frames/3840x2160_16x9_30p/ (3840x2160) [128.0 KB] ||
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Galactic Center in Multiple Infrared Wavelengths
The densely packed starfields at our galaxy's center are hidden behind dust clouds and only become visible in infrared light. || STScI-J_IRU-GalacticCenter_1x-1920x1080.00001_print.jpg (1024x576) [263.9 KB] || STScI-J_IRU-GalacticCenter_1x-1920x1080.00001_searchweb.png (320x180) [117.5 KB] || STScI-J_IRU-GalacticCenter_1x-1920x1080.00001_thm.png (80x40) [6.2 KB] || STScI-J_IRU-GalacticCenter_1x-1280x720.mp4 (1280x720) [8.0 MB] || STScI-J_IRU-GalacticCenter_1x-1920x1080.mp4 (1920x1080) [16.6 MB] || frames/1920x1080_16x9_30p/ (1920x1080) [128.0 KB] || STScI-J_IRU-GalacticCenter_1x-1920x1080.webm (1920x1080) [3.8 MB] || STScI-J_IRU-GalacticCenter_1x-640x360.mp4 (640x360) [2.3 MB] || STScI-J_IRU-GalacticCenter_1x-3840x2160.mp4 (3840x2160) [17.9 MB] || STScI-J_IRU-GalacticCenter_1x-H265-3840x2160.mp4 (3840x2160) [8.0 MB] || frames/3840x2160_16x9_30p/ (3840x2160) [128.0 KB] ||
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Mountains of Creation in Visible and Infrared
The infrared view of the "Mountains of Creation" reveals columns of dust sculpted by the light of young stars. || STScI-J_IRU-MtnsOfCreation_1x-1920x1080.00001_print.jpg (1024x576) [189.6 KB] || STScI-J_IRU-MtnsOfCreation_1x-1920x1080.00001_searchweb.png (320x180) [115.5 KB] || STScI-J_IRU-MtnsOfCreation_1x-1920x1080.00001_thm.png (80x40) [6.3 KB] || STScI-J_IRU-MtnsOfCreation_1x-1280x720.mp4 (1280x720) [4.3 MB] || STScI-J_IRU-MtnsOfCreation_1x-1920x1080.mp4 (1920x1080) [9.1 MB] || frames/1920x1080_16x9_30p/ (1920x1080) [64.0 KB] || STScI-J_IRU-MtnsOfCreation_1x-1920x1080.webm (1920x1080) [2.6 MB] || STScI-J_IRU-MtnsOfCreation_1x-640x360.mp4 (640x360) [1.3 MB] || STScI-J_IRU-MtnsOfCreation_1x-3840x2160.mp4 (3840x2160) [7.8 MB] || STScI-J_IRU-MtnsOfCreation_1x-H265-3840x2160.mp4 (3840x2160) [3.7 MB] || frames/3840x2160_16x9_30p/ (3840x2160) [64.0 KB] ||
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Andromeda Galaxy in Visible and Infrared
While Andromeda is a spiral galaxy, its dust falls largely in a huge ring structure, possibly caused by gravitational interactions with its smaller satellite galaxies. || STScI-J-Andromeda_1x-1920x1080.00001_print.jpg (1024x576) [193.1 KB] || STScI-J-Andromeda_1x-1920x1080.00001_searchweb.png (320x180) [107.5 KB] || STScI-J-Andromeda_1x-1920x1080.00001_thm.png (80x40) [5.8 KB] || STScI-J-Andromeda_1x-1280x720.mp4 (1280x720) [5.6 MB] || STScI-J-Andromeda_1x-1920x1080.mp4 (1920x1080) [13.6 MB] || frames/1920x1080_16x9_30p/ (1920x1080) [64.0 KB] || STScI-J-Andromeda_1x-1920x1080.webm (1920x1080) [2.7 MB] || STScI-J-Andromeda_1x-640x360.mp4 (640x360) [1.6 MB] || STScI-J-Andromeda_1x-3840x2160.mp4 (3840x2160) [11.8 MB] || STScI-J-Andromeda_1x-H265-3840x2160.mp4 (3840x2160) [6.1 MB] || frames/3840x2160_16x9_30p/ (3840x2160) [64.0 KB] || frames/8193x2410_16x9_30p/ (8193x2410) [64.0 KB] ||
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Messier 81 in Multiple Wavelengths
Star-forming regions in M81 become evident in infrared. || STScI-J-M81_1x-1920x1080_0021_print.jpg (1920x1080) [580.2 KB] || STScI-J-M81_1x-1920x1080_0021_print_searchweb.png (320x180) [84.8 KB] || STScI-J-M81_1x-1920x1080_0021_print_thm.png (80x40) [6.0 KB] || STScI-J-M81_1x-1280x720.mp4 (1280x720) [5.2 MB] || STScI-J-M81_1x-1920x1080.mp4 (1920x1080) [11.2 MB] || frames/1920x1080_16x9_30p/ (1920x1080) [128.0 KB] || STScI-J-M81_1x-1920x1080.webm (1920x1080) [3.5 MB] || STScI-J-M81_1x-640x360.mp4 (640x360) [1.7 MB] || STScI-J-M81_1x-3840x2160.mp4 (3840x2160) [8.4 MB] || STScI-J-M81_1x-H265-3840x2160.mp4 (3840x2160) [4.0 MB] || frames/3840x2160_16x9_30p/ (3840x2160) [128.0 KB] ||
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Barred Galaxy (NGC 253) in Multiple Wavelengths
NGC 253, characterized by its vigorous star formation and spiral dust lanes, reveals its underlying structure in multiple wavelengths. || STScI-J-NGC253_1x-1920x1080.00001_print.jpg (1024x576) [54.1 KB] || STScI-J-NGC253_1x-1920x1080.00001_searchweb.png (320x180) [65.9 KB] || STScI-J-NGC253_1x-1920x1080.00001_thm.png (80x40) [4.7 KB] || STScI-J-NGC253_1x-1280x720.mp4 (1280x720) [2.7 MB] || STScI-J-NGC253_1x-1920x1080.mp4 (1920x1080) [5.9 MB] || frames/1920x1080_16x9_30p/ (1920x1080) [128.0 KB] || STScI-J-NGC253_1x-1920x1080.webm (1920x1080) [3.7 MB] || STScI-J-NGC253_1x-640x360.mp4 (640x360) [868.5 KB] || STScI-J-NGC253_1x-3840x2160.mp4 (3840x2160) [4.2 MB] || STScI-J-NGC253_1x-H265-3840x2160.mp4 (3840x2160) [2.2 MB] || frames/3840x2160_16x9_30p/ (3840x2160) [128.0 KB] ||
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Zoo of Galaxies
This animation starts with a collage of different galaxies first in visible light, and then far-infrared light. || STScI-J_IRU-ZooOfGalaxies_1x-1920x1080.00001_print.jpg (1024x576) [60.6 KB] || STScI-J_IRU-ZooOfGalaxies_1x-1920x1080.00001_searchweb.png (320x180) [47.1 KB] || STScI-J_IRU-ZooOfGalaxies_1x-1920x1080.00001_thm.png (80x40) [4.0 KB] || STScI-J_IRU-ZooOfGalaxies_1x-1280x720.mp4 (1280x720) [1.6 MB] || STScI-J_IRU-ZooOfGalaxies_1x-1920x1080.mp4 (1920x1080) [3.2 MB] || frames/1920x1080_16x9_30p/ (1920x1080) [64.0 KB] || STScI-J_IRU-ZooOfGalaxies_1x-1920x1080.webm (1920x1080) [2.4 MB] || STScI-J_IRU-ZooOfGalaxies_1x-640x360.mp4 (640x360) [549.0 KB] || STScI-J_IRU-ZooOfGalaxies_1x-3840x2160p30.mp4 (3840x2160) [3.1 MB] || STScI-J_IRU-ZooOfGalaxies_1x-H265-3840x2160p30.mp4 (3840x2160) [2.0 MB] || frames/3840x2160_16x9_30p/ (3840x2160) [64.0 KB] ||
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Kepler Supernova Remnant
This animation shows the remnant of Kepler's Supernova, shown first in infrared, then visible, then low energy X-ray, then high-energy X-ray emission and finally in combination. || STScI-H-KeplerSNR_1x-1920x1080.00001_print.jpg (1024x576) [18.4 KB] || STScI-H-KeplerSNR_1x-1920x1080.00001_searchweb.png (320x180) [15.9 KB] || STScI-H-KeplerSNR_1x-1920x1080.00001_thm.png (80x40) [2.1 KB] || STScI-H-KeplerSNR_1x-1280x720.mp4 (1280x720) [1.8 MB] || STScI-H-KeplerSNR_1x-1920x1080.mp4 (1920x1080) [3.1 MB] || frames/1920x1080_16x9_30p/ (1920x1080) [128.0 KB] || STScI-H-KeplerSNR_1x-1920x1080.webm (1920x1080) [6.4 MB] || STScI-H-KeplerSNR_1x-640x360.mp4 (640x360) [708.9 KB] || STScI-H-KeplerSNR_1x-3840x2160.mp4 (3840x2160) [3.8 MB] || STScI-H-KeplerSNR_1x-H265-3840x2160.mp4 (3840x2160) [2.2 MB] || frames/3840x2160_16x9_30p/ (3840x2160) [128.0 KB] ||
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M101 (Pinwheel Galaxy)
This animation shows the Messier 101 (Pinwheel) Galaxy, with simulated rotation, in visible, then infrared, then X-ray, and finally all three combined. || STScI-H-M101_1x-1920x1080.00001_print.jpg (1024x576) [150.4 KB] || STScI-H-M101_1x-1920x1080.00001_searchweb.png (320x180) [99.4 KB] || STScI-H-M101_1x-1920x1080.00001_thm.png (80x40) [6.3 KB] || STScI-H-M101_1x-1280x720.mp4 (1280x720) [18.1 MB] || STScI-H-M101_1x-1920x1080.mp4 (1920x1080) [50.6 MB] || frames/1920x1080_16x9_30p/ (1920x1080) [128.0 KB] || STScI-H-M101_1x-1920x1080.webm (1920x1080) [5.6 MB] || STScI-H-M101_1x-640x360.mp4 (640x360) [7.8 MB] || STScI-H-M101_1x-3840x2160.mp4 (3840x2160) [32.3 MB] || STScI-H-M101_1x-H265-3840x2160.mp4 (3840x2160) [11.2 MB] || frames/3840x2160_16x9_30p/ (3840x2160) [128.0 KB] ||
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30 Doradus: A Massive Star-Forming Region
This animation of the active star-forming region 30 Doradus showcases Hubble's entire wavelength range, from ultraviolet to infrared. || STScI-H-30_Dor_1x-1920x1080.00001_print.jpg (1024x576) [150.5 KB] || STScI-H-30_Dor_1x-1920x1080.00001_searchweb.png (320x180) [89.3 KB] || STScI-H-30_Dor_1x-1920x1080.00001_thm.png (80x40) [6.0 KB] || STScI-H-30_Dor_1x-1280x720.mp4 (1280x720) [2.9 MB] || STScI-H-30_Dor_1x-1920x1080.mp4 (1920x1080) [5.7 MB] || frames/1920x1080_16x9_30p/ (1920x1080) [64.0 KB] || STScI-H-30_Dor_1x-1920x1080.webm (1920x1080) [1.8 MB] || STScI-H-30_Dor_1x-640x360.mp4 (640x360) [1.0 MB] || STScI-H-30_Dor_1x-3840x2160.mp4 (3840x2160) [4.9 MB] || STScI-H-30_Dor_1x-H265-3840x2160.mp4 (3840x2160) [2.7 MB] || frames/3840x2160_16x9_30p/ (3840x2160) [64.0 KB] ||
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Eagle Nebula: M16 Wide
This series of images shows the environment around the Pillars of Creation, the Eagle Nebula, Messier 16. The images reveal the nebula in optical, X-ray, mid-infrared, and far-infrared light. || STScI-H-M16wide_1x-1920x1080.00001_print.jpg (1024x576) [163.7 KB] || STScI-H-M16wide_1x-1920x1080.00001_searchweb.png (320x180) [108.4 KB] || STScI-H-M16wide_1x-1920x1080.00001_thm.png (80x40) [6.9 KB] || STScI-H-M16wide_1x-1280x720.mp4 (1280x720) [8.5 MB] || STScI-H-M16wide_1x-1920x1080.mp4 (1920x1080) [17.9 MB] || frames/1920x1080_16x9_30p/ (1920x1080) [128.0 KB] || STScI-H-M16wide_1x-1920x1080.webm (1920x1080) [5.2 MB] || STScI-H-M16wide_1x-640x360.mp4 (640x360) [2.9 MB] || STScI-H-M16wide_1x-3840x2160.mp4 (3840x2160) [17.1 MB] || STScI-H-M16wide_1x-H265-3840x2160.mp4 (3840x2160) [7.6 MB] || frames/3840x2160_16x9_30p/ (3840x2160) [128.0 KB] ||
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Milky Way Center in Multiple Wavelengths
This animation reveals the center of our Milky Way galaxy, first in near-infrared, then mid-infrared, then X-ray light, and then all three in combination. || STScI-H-MWC_1x-1920x1080.00001_print.jpg (1024x576) [153.0 KB] || STScI-H-MWC_1x-1920x1080.00001_searchweb.png (320x180) [94.5 KB] || STScI-H-MWC_1x-1920x1080.00001_thm.png (80x40) [5.5 KB] || STScI-H-MWC_1x-1280x720.mp4 (1280x720) [8.4 MB] || STScI-H-MWC_1x-1920x1080.mp4 (1920x1080) [18.1 MB] || frames/1920x1080_16x9_30p/ (1920x1080) [128.0 KB] || STScI-H-MWC_1x-1920x1080.webm (1920x1080) [4.5 MB] || STScI-H-MWC_1x-640x360.mp4 (640x360) [2.8 MB] || STScI-H-MWC_1x-3840x2160.mp4 (3840x2160) [15.7 MB] || STScI-H-MWC_1x-H265-3840x2160.mp4 (3840x2160) [8.8 MB] || frames/3840x2160_16x9_30p/ (3840x2160) [128.0 KB] || frames/5760x3240_16x9_30p/ (5760x3240) [128.0 KB] ||
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The Orion Nebula: Visible and Infrared Views
This animation showcases the Orion Nebula, first in infrared light (Spitzer), then in visible light (Hubble), and finally a blend of the two images in a multi-color mosaic. || STScI-H-Orion_1x-1920x1080.00001_print.jpg (1024x576) [71.8 KB] || STScI-H-Orion_1x-1920x1080.00001_searchweb.png (320x180) [54.4 KB] || STScI-H-Orion_1x-1920x1080.00001_thm.png (80x40) [4.1 KB] || STScI-H-Orion_1x-1280x720.mp4 (1280x720) [4.5 MB] || STScI-H-Orion_1x-1920x1080.mp4 (1920x1080) [8.5 MB] || frames/1920x1080_16x9_30p/ (1920x1080) [128.0 KB] || STScI-H-Orion_1x-1280x720.webm (1280x720) [4.1 MB] || STScI-H-Orion_1x-640x360.mp4 (640x360) [2.1 MB] || STScI-H-Orion_1x-3840x2160.mp4 (3840x2160) [9.7 MB] || STScI-H-Orion_1x-H265_3840x2160.mp4 (3840x2160) [3.7 MB] || frames/3840x2160_16x9_30p/ (3840x2160) [128.0 KB] ||
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The Whirlpool Galaxy: Visible and X-ray Views
This animation contrasts the visible-light (Hubble Space Telescope) and X-ray (Chandra X-ray Observatory) images of Messier 51, the majestic Whirlpool galaxy. || STScI-H-M51-Whirlpool_1x-1920x1080.00001_print.jpg (1024x576) [193.0 KB] || STScI-H-M51-Whirlpool_1x-1920x1080.00001_searchweb.png (320x180) [105.6 KB] || STScI-H-M51-Whirlpool_1x-1920x1080.00001_thm.png (80x40) [6.7 KB] || STScI-H-M51-Whirlpool_1x-1280x720.mp4 (1280x720) [6.2 MB] || STScI-H-M51-Whirlpool_1x-1920x1080.mp4 (1920x1080) [14.5 MB] || STScI-H-M51-Whirlpool_1x-1920x1080.webm (1920x1080) [3.0 MB] || frames/1920x1080_16x9_30p/ (1920x1080) [128.0 KB] || STScI-H-M51-Whirlpool_1x-640x360.mp4 (640x360) [1.8 MB] || STScI-H-M51-Whirlpool_1x-3840x2160.mp4 (3840x2160) [12.4 MB] || STScI-H-M51-Whirlpool_1x-H265-3840x2160.mp4 (3840x2160) [6.2 MB] || frames/3840x2160_16x9_30p/ (3840x2160) [128.0 KB] ||
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HH666: The Hidden Jet Launch
Herbig Haro 666, a young star driving bipolar jets within a pillar of gas and dust in the Carina Nebula, is shown in two Hubble Space Telescope images, first in visible light and then near-infrared light. || STScI-H-HH666_1x-1920x1080.00001_print.jpg (1024x576) [156.3 KB] || STScI-H-HH666_1x-1920x1080.00001_searchweb.png (320x180) [96.0 KB] || STScI-H-HH666_1x-1920x1080.00001_thm.png (80x40) [6.2 KB] || STScI-H-HH666_1x-1280x720.mp4 (1280x720) [6.4 MB] || STScI-H-HH666_1x-1920x1080.mp4 (1920x1080) [15.8 MB] || STScI-H-HH666_1x-1920x1080.webm (1920x1080) [2.9 MB] || frames/1920x1080_16x9_30p/ (1920x1080) [128.0 KB] || STScI-H-HH666_1x-640x360.mp4 (640x360) [1.9 MB] || STScI-H-HH666_1x-3840x2160.mp4 (3840x2160) [55.7 MB] || STScI-H-HH666_1x-H265-3840x2160.mp4 (3840x2160) [6.2 MB] || frames/3840x2160_16x9_30p/ (3840x2160) [128.0 KB] ||
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Vision Across the Full Spectrum: The Crab Nebula, from Radio to X-ray
This animation shows the Crab Nebula from the lowest-frequency light (radio), to infrared, visible, ultraviolet, and finally X-ray. || STScI-H-CrabNebula_1x-1920x1080.00001_print.jpg (1024x576) [40.4 KB] || STScI-H-CrabNebula_1x-1920x1080.00001_searchweb.png (320x180) [26.4 KB] || STScI-H-CrabNebula_1x-1920x1080.00001_thm.png (80x40) [2.3 KB] || STScI-H-CrabNebula_1x-1280x720.mp4 (1280x720) [3.8 MB] || STScI-H-CrabNebula_1x-1920x1080.mp4 (1920x1080) [7.1 MB] || frames/1920x1080_16x9_30p/ (1920x1080) [256.0 KB] || STScI-H-CrabNebula_1x-1920x1080.webm (1920x1080) [8.0 MB] || STScI-H-CrabNebula_1x-640x360.mp4 (640x360) [1.4 MB] || STScI-H-CrabNebula_1x-3840x2160.mp4 (3840x2160) [16.2 MB] || STScI-H-CrabNebula_1x-H265_3840x2160.mp4 (3840x2160) [3.5 MB] || frames/3840x2160_16x9_30p/ (3840x2160) [256.0 KB] ||
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Lagoon Nebula: Visible and Infrared Views
This video compares the colorful Hubble Space Telescope visible-light image of the core of the Lagoon Nebula and a Hubble infrared-light view of the same region. || STScI-H-M8-Lagoon_1x-1920x1080.00001_print.jpg (1024x576) [93.9 KB] || STScI-H-M8-Lagoon_1x-1920x1080.00001_searchweb.png (320x180) [84.2 KB] || STScI-H-M8-Lagoon_1x-1920x1080.00001_thm.png (80x40) [6.2 KB] || STScI-H-M8-Lagoon_1x-1280x720.mp4 (1280x720) [3.3 MB] || STScI-H-M8-Lagoon_1x-1920x1080.mp4 (1920x1080) [7.2 MB] || frames/1920x1080_16x9_30p/ (1920x1080) [64.0 KB] || STScI-H-M8-Lagoon_1x-1280x720.webm (1280x720) [2.5 MB] || STScI-H-M8-Lagoon_1x-1920x1080.webm (1920x1080) [2.4 MB] || STScI-H-M8-Lagoon_1x-640x360.mp4 (640x360) [1.2 MB] || STScI-H-M8-Lagoon_1x-3840x2160.mp4 (3840x2160) [5.4 MB] || STScI-H-M8-Lagoon_1x_H265-3840x2160.mp4 (3840x2160) [2.6 MB] || frames/3840x2160_16x9_30p/ (3840x2160) [64.0 KB] ||
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Colliding Galaxies (NGC 2207)
This animation shows the interacting galaxy pair NGC 2207, first in optical light, then in infrared, in X-ray, and finally in combination. || STScI-H-NGC2207_1x-1920x1080.00001_print.jpg (1024x576) [157.8 KB] || STScI-H-NGC2207_1x-1920x1080.00001_searchweb.png (320x180) [92.0 KB] || STScI-H-NGC2207_1x-1920x1080.00001_thm.png (80x40) [6.5 KB] || STScI-H-NGC2207_1x-1280x720.mp4 (1280x720) [4.5 MB] || STScI-H-NGC2207_1x-1920x1080.mp4 (1920x1080) [9.6 MB] || frames/1920x1080_16x9_30p/ (1920x1080) [128.0 KB] || STScI-H-NGC2207_1x-1920x1080.webm (1920x1080) [4.9 MB] || STScI-H-NGC2207_1x-640x360.mp4 (640x360) [1.5 MB] || STScI-H-NGC2207_1x-3840x2160.mp4 (3840x2160) [8.8 MB] || STScI-H-NGC2207_1x-H265-3840x2160.mp4 (3840x2160) [4.5 MB] || frames/3840x2160_16x9_30p/ (3840x2160) [128.0 KB] ||
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Pillars in the Carina Nebula (HH901)
This animation shows Herbig Haro 901 (HH901), a large pillar of gas and dust with eruptive young stars inside the Carina Nebula. The animation reveals the object in two Hubble Space Telescope images: first in visible light and then in infrared light. || STScI-H-HH901_1x-1920x1080.00001_print.jpg (1024x576) [155.3 KB] || STScI-H-HH901_1x-1920x1080.00001_searchweb.png (320x180) [104.2 KB] || STScI-H-HH901_1x-1920x1080.00001_thm.png (80x40) [7.2 KB] || STScI-H-HH901_1x-1920x1080.mp4 (1920x1080) [10.8 MB] || STScI-H-HH901_1x-1280x720.mp4 (1280x720) [4.7 MB] || frames/1920x1080_16x9_30p/ (1920x1080) [128.0 KB] || STScI-H-HH901_1x-1920x1080.webm (1920x1080) [2.7 MB] || STScI-H-HH901_1x-640x360.mp4 (640x360) [1.6 MB] || STScI-H-HH901_1x-3840x2160.mp4 (3840x2160) [8.8 MB] || STScI-H-HH901_1x_H265-3840x2160.mp4 (3840x2160) [4.2 MB] || frames/3840x2160_16x9_30p/ (3840x2160) [128.0 KB] ||
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