619364290163 t1_iszx6up wrote
Comparing the Hubble shot and the JWST shot, there's actually almost no change in shape of the Pillars. I know they're massive, but I'd have guessed you'd be able to see some changes.
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Amazing shot, can't wait for what more is to come from JWST
cubosh OP t1_it0yxlm wrote
the pillars of creation nebula is 5 lightyears across. for scale, the distance between us and the next nearest star alpha centauri is 4 lightyears. so the nebula occupies a space spanning numerous star systems. it takes our own planet Neptune 165 years to orbit our sun and its only 4 light hours distant. with that said i would look for pixel sized deviations in the nebula after at least several centuries elapsed
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