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I don't know if Space Engine or Universe Simulator have anything interesting with the Pillars, but I can comment on two games that do: - Elite Dangerous lets y
by jrootabega 4y ago
I don't know if Space Engine or Universe Simulator have anything interesting with the Pillars, but I can comment on two games that do:
- Elite Dangerous lets you travel to the Eagle Nebula, but the developers have unfortunately decided that the Pillars no longer exist in the 34th century. It's probably a tradeoff to let them effectively simulate the scale of the Milky Way, if not all of its details. (EDIT: OK, stupid mistake on my part; they are 7,000 LY away so they not even exist anymore today. But I doubt that was the reason they're not in the game.)
- If you have a Playstation and Media Molecule's Dreams, I remember seeing a really cool 3D Pillars experience a few years ago made by player DrowsyBadger. https://indreams.me/dream/mwuocvFmnEt https://indreams.me/dream/mwuocvFmnEt
- gryn 4y ago> humans will continue to see the standing pillars for another 1,000 years. [Source](https://futurism.com/the-pillars-of-creation https://futurism.com/the-pillars-of-creation)
- jrootabega 4y agoThe game uses an infinite speed of light when rendering the skybox, so you don't even see the Pillars from Earth, even if you would 1300 years from now. In the real world? Eh, I searched around and found conflicting information from this and other equally reputable sources. I guess the only thing I can believe definitively about the Pillars' existence is that no one we will ever know will ever know anyone who will ever know.
- yreg 4y agoOur understanding of physics might improve and we might know (with enough confidence) before the light reaches us.
- jrootabega 4y agoPossibly! I think it's more likely that our understanding of these astrophysics matters will improve only ONCE the light reaches us.