Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Serpens (Ser)  ·  Contains:  Eagle nebula  ·  M 16  ·  NGC 6611
The Eagle Nebula (M16), dnault42
The Eagle Nebula (M16)
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The Eagle Nebula (M16)

The Eagle Nebula (M16), dnault42
The Eagle Nebula (M16)
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The Eagle Nebula (M16)

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The Eagle Nebula (M16) is an open star cluster and stellar nursery in our galaxy located about 7000 light years away in the constellation of Serpens. This rending uses RGB filters for color with Hydrogen-alpha data for luminance to bring out additional details in the nebula.

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The Eagle Nebula (M16), dnault42