"Pillars of Creation" Explanation for Kate (12:59)
This video is my attempt to help my wife understand the Pillars of Creation. In doing so I show where they are in the Eagle Nebula, define a lightyear, determine how far it is from the Earth to the Sun, demonstrate the speed of sound, and discuss how we see the past.
Content Times: 0:00 “The Disordered Cosmos” by Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 1:33 Where are they? 2:35 How far away are they? 3:01 How far is a lightyear? 6:47 How big are they? 7:32 What are they? 8:53 How can we see something that is not there?
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