the Picture from Hubble Space Telescope:
Is that what they really look like?
Levay, Imaging Resource Lead, Hubble
Heritage Team, Space Telescope Science Institute
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on the left is the Crab Nebula, which is the debris left over
from a supernova explosion. The picture on the right is part
of the Eagle Nebula and shows pillars of dust and gas where
new stars are forming.
celestial objects look like these Hubble Space Telescope pictures?
That is, if you were in a space ship nearby looking out the
window, is this what you'd see?
answer this question requires a brief look at how images from
the Hubble Space Telescope are made.
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