In addition, the new observations captured a portrait of the pillars in infrared light, as well as in visible light. With its higher resolution, the new camera provides a sharper view of the pillars and also presents a wider vista, showing the base of the pillars and more of the region surrounding them. The features were observed again in late 2014 with that instrument' more advanced replacement, the Wide Field Camera 3. The pillars became famous after Hubble first imaged them in 1995 using the Wide-Field Planetary Camera 2.
Three towers of gas and dust, standing light-years tall, are giving birth to new stars, buried within their dusty spires. To kick off Hubble's 25th year in orbit, astronomers used the venerable telescope to revisit one of its most iconic subjects, the so-called "Pillars of Creation" in the Eagle Nebula (M16). Four Successful Women Behind the Hubble Space Telescope's Achievements.Characterizing Planets Around Other Stars.
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