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probablywhy t1_iu7kl8l wrote
Reply to comment by the_fungible_man in Why does the angle of Spitzer's Pillars of Creation image look different? by MalcolmY
Also can't believe no one has mentioned it here but there's a technique that allows them to see more stars behind portions of the "clouds" by using processed infared light from those sections
probablywhy t1_iu7kq83 wrote
Reply to comment by MalcolmY in Why does the angle of Spitzer's Pillars of Creation image look different? by MalcolmY
The clouds look different because this is a processed image of "near infrared" light from the area. It allows them to look past the clouds to an extent