Pillars of Creation (M 16)
The famous pillars of the Eagle Nebula – from a home observatory, not a space telescope.
What you get
- Format
- JPEG
- Resolution
- 3 943 × 2 218 px (8.7 MPx)
- Aspect ratio
- ≈ 16:9
- File size
- 2.8 MB
- Recommended print size
- 33 × 18 cm at 300 DPI – viewed up close
50 × 28 cm at 200 DPI – framed on a wall
Larger prints are possible but will look softer up close. - Suitable for
- For printing for personal use, or as a desktop or TV background.
- Licence
- Personal, non-commercial use. You may not resell, share or use the file commercially. Terms
- Watermark
- No watermark. If the image carries the author’s signature, so does the file.
- Delivery
- Download link right after payment – on the order page and by e-mail. Valid 7 days, 5 downloads.
About the object
The Pillars of Creation are columns of cold gas and dust in the Eagle Nebula (M16) in Serpens, about 6,500–7,000 light years away. They became world-famous through a 1995 Hubble Space Telescope image. Stars are forming inside the pillars while radiation from nearby stars evaporates their surfaces.
How the image was made
- Processing
- Adobe Lightroom 9.5.1 (Windows)
Data from the original file’s metadata or from the author.