Brian Meyers captured this extraordinary shot of the Pillars of Creation in Serpens with his SVX152T. This interstellar gas rests roughly 7,000 light-years away from Earth and has a diameter of about 5 light-years. The pillars are made up of cool molecular hydrogen and dust that are being eroded by photoevaporation from the ultraviolet light of relatively close and hot stars. Shadows of evaporating gaseous globules, that shield the gas behind the pillars from intense UV flux, form new stars and then evaporate.
According to Brian: This came out better than I hoped. Especially for how cropped in it is. Processed the SHO to pay homage to the 2014 Hubble Shot.
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Details:
SHO – 1h20’ each
Scope – Stellarvue SVX152T
Imaging Cam - ZWO 2600MM Pro
Filters – Chroma SHO 3nm | Antlia LRGB
Mount – Sky Watcher CQ350
References:
Wikipedia contributors. (2024, June 29). Pillars of creation. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pillars_of_Creation
The Pillars of Creation - NASA. (n.d.). NASA. https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/pillars-of-creation/
Salvatore Iovene - http://iovene.com/. (n.d.). Pillars of creation. AstroBin. https://www.astrobin.com/c5qopi/