Image:Eagle nebula pillars.jpg

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Star forming pillars in the Eagle Nebula, as seen by the Hubble Space Telescope's WFPC2.

Further information at: http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/newsdesk/archive/releases/2003/34/image/a

Credit: NASA, Jeff Hester, and Paul Scowen (Arizona State University)

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current 20:09, 11 June 2006 1,944×1,919 (720 KB) Lokal Profil (Newer version from english wiki, "20:57, 6 March 2006 . . Brian0918 (Talk) . . 1944x1919 (736,816 bytes) (higher resolution, less jpg compression)")
13:27, 4 May 2005 935×920 (128 KB) Watcharakorn ( nl:Afbeelding:Aderlaarsnevel.jpg Star forming pillars in the Eagle Nebula, as seen by the Hubble Space Telescope's WFPC2. Further information at: [http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/newsdesk/archive/releases/20)
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