astronomers have produced the first complete three-dimensional view of these beautiful columns of interstellar gas and dust .
the original hubble space telescope image of the famous pillars of creation was taken two decades ago and immediately became one of its most famous and evocative pictures .
located in the eagle nebula , messier 16 , researchers used the muse instrument on eso 's very large telescope -lrb- vlt -rrb- create the 3d view .