Hubble view of Messier 106 Tapestry phone case The pillar is resisting being

The pillar is resisting being eroded by radiation

Further out from the star and beyond the ring of knots

They were discovered on the first panoramas taken by the IMP camera on the July 4

collectively known as the "Trapezium

The atoms caught in the shock emit the spectacular radiation seen in this image

Hubble view of Messier 106 Tapestry phone case The pillar is resisting beingThis image combines Hubble observations of Messier 106 with additional information captured by amateur astronomers Robert Gendler and Jay GaBany. Gendler combined Hubble data with his own observations to produce this stunning colour image. Messier 106 is a relatively nearby spiral galaxy, a little over 20 million light years away. Credit: NASA, ESA, the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI AURA), and R. Gendler (for the Hubble Heritage Team). Acknowledgment: