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This article is about the astrophotograph. For the fantasy novel by Terry Goodkind, see The Pillars of Creation. For the object of the astrophoto, see Eagle Nebula.
The "Pillars of Creation" from the Eagle Nebula. Courtesy of NASA/ESA

Pillars of Creation refers to a photograph taken by the Hubble Telescope of columns of interstellar gas and dust in the Eagle Nebula. It was taken April 1, 1995 and was named one of the top ten photographs from the Hubble by Space.com.[1] The astronomers responsible for the photo were Jeff Hester and Paul Scowen of Arizona State University.

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  1. ^ Best Hubble Space telescope images from Space.com
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