Ionized molecular hydrogen can be seen evaporating from the tips of these star-forming columns of gas and dust, under pressure of ultraviolet light from the nebula's central blue giant stars.

在来自星云中心蓝巨星紫外线辐射的压力下，这些由气体和尘埃组成的恒星形成区域尖端的电离氢分子将不复存在。