<p style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Images of the “Pillars of Creation” are among the most recognizable of the thousands the Hubble Space Telescope has created. The butte-like features were captured in the Eagle Nebula, also known as M16.</p>
Pillars of Creation
Images of the “Pillars of Creation” are among the most recognizable of the thousands the Hubble Space Telescope has created. The butte-like features were captured in the Eagle Nebula, also known as M16.
Photograph by NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA). Colorized Composite/Mosaic
Hubble's Greatest Hits
Pictures from the space telescope have dazzled us for 25 years. Now, Hubble’s lead imaging scientist picks his favorite celestial views.
ByPatricia EdmondsNational Geographic , andJane J. LeeNational Geographic
But Hubble's images don't come to us ready-made. That's Zoltan Levay's responsibility. As the telescope's imaging team leader at the Space Telescope Science Institute, he has been responsible for bringing us iconic views like the Pillars of Creation since 1993.
