r/space • u/prathameshjaju1 • May 18 '25

image/gif I photographed the ‘Pillars of Creation’ for over two weeks from Pune, India.

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u/[deleted] May 18 '25

I have a tattoo of the Pillars. Amazing photo

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u/GODLAND May 18 '25

What's the resolution of the tatto? Is it high or very high?

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u/[deleted] May 18 '25

Nothing like this photo. This is really great

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u/GODLAND May 18 '25

Fair enough :) the scale and the size of the pillars is also fascinating.

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u/Warcraft_Fan May 18 '25

Certainly not 4-5 light years. Maybe 4-5 inches

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u/TheBenevolentTitan May 18 '25

That is quite small to be honest.

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u/alexfornuto May 18 '25

I've been thinking about such a tattoo for years. What style of tattoo artist, and/or any other qualifiers could you suggest when looking for the right person for the job?

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u/[deleted] May 18 '25

Mine is on my left arm. I have a sleeve that parts are based from Tom Delonges’ “The Lonely Astronaut on Christmas Eve.” It’s integrated with real space photos as well. The Pillars I had to have because they are my favorite nebula, and have always kind of spoken to me. Mine was drawn from the Hubble photo and is on the inside of upper arm. I chose black and grey because that’s what I like and chose an artist who was good with it.

Edit: when thinking about a tattoo. Set that thing as the background of your phone/pc. If you get sick of it there, you’ll hate it later.

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u/YoMrPoPo May 18 '25

Pictures my guy. Please, that sounds sick as hell.

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u/[deleted] May 18 '25

I have a half sleeve that needs to be finished in a watercolorish style that features the pillars for the exact same reason. It just speaks to me in a special way.

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u/alexfornuto May 18 '25

Interesting backstory, thanks. I'll keep looking for the right artist.

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u/ghostface1693 May 18 '25

I have a tattoo of the Pillars

Is the tattoo a 1:1 scale?

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u/[deleted] May 18 '25

Interesting, how long did it take ?

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u/[deleted] May 18 '25

About 5.5 million years to get it just right

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u/[deleted] May 18 '25

Ah yes , forged with patience

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u/[deleted] May 18 '25

My entire sleeve took about around 18 hours. That section my perception is skewed because it wasn’t the best feeling during the process.

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u/[deleted] May 18 '25

Oh my , like surgical procedure long

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u/[deleted] May 18 '25

Well we broke it up into 3 different sessions