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This is the Pillars of Creation, a star-forming region located about 6,500 light-years from Earth. (lemmy.today)

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[–] rockSlayer@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Pillars of Creation is definitely in my top 10 of astronomical phenomenon. It's just incomprehensibly large. The largest pillar is over 4 light-years in length (23.5 Trillion miles, 37.8 Trillion km)

[–] treadful@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 month ago

As much as I wish I could understand those scales alas, I never will.