The Pillars of Creation

The photograph below was taken in the Chasm of Caprespine (Aude, Occitania). The shape of the cavity, the arrangement of the stalagmites and the artificial lighting evoke the Pillars of Creation, these vast clouds of gas and dust that make up the Eagle Nebula. Read more ...

Earth in the Universe : Introduction|The creation of the world|The movement of stars and planets

The Pillars of Creation

Fragment of Earth or segment of Universe ?
Do all these sculptures erected towards the
heavens result from a flowing or from a gullying ?
Runoff of liquid water through the limestone rock,
erosion of clouds of gaz and dust by the stellar radiation.
Between the limestone concretions of the Cabrespine Chasm in
the Aude, the clouds of hydrogen gaz and dust of the Eagle Nebula,
the similarity is quite astonishing indeed, if not outstanding.

Photo Infos

Photographic conditions : Fuji X-E2 + Fujinon Lens XF 35mm F1.4 R - F/8 - 3 seconds - ISO 200
Processing tool of the photography : RAW file converter EX powered by Silkypix 3.2.19.0
Optimization of the display : 180 px/in + MozJPEG

Keywords : concretions, Cabrespine chasm, Aude, France, Eagle Nebula, Hubble Space Telescope

Conference Slideshow

This photograph - accompanied by 21 other shots, makes up the slideshow of a lecture entitled « What are the limits of science? » given in 2016 at the Quai des Savoirs as well as at the Maison de la Philosophie in Toulouse (Occitanie). More info ...

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