Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Serpens (Ser)  ·  Contains:  Eagle Nebula  ·  IC 4703  ·  M 16  ·  NGC 6611  ·  Star Queen
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M16 - The Eagle Nebula with The Pillars of Creation (Faux HOO), Leo Pires
M16 - The Eagle Nebula with The Pillars of Creation (Faux HOO)
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M16 - The Eagle Nebula with The Pillars of Creation (Faux HOO)

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M16 - The Eagle Nebula with The Pillars of Creation (Faux HOO), Leo Pires
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M16 - The Eagle Nebula with The Pillars of Creation (Faux HOO)

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The Eagle Nebula is a 5.5 million-year-old cloud of molecular hydrogen gas and dust stretching approximately 70 light-years by 55 light-years. (A light-year is the distance light travels in a year, which is about 5.9 trillion miles, or 9.5 trillion kilometers.) Inside the nebula, gravity pulls clouds of gas together to collapse inward. If enough gas is present, nuclear fusion ignites in the center, and the compact cloud becomes a shining star.

There is situated the famous gaseous column called the "Pillars of Creation", which contains the materials for building new stars, and stretch 4 light-years into space.

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M16 - The Eagle Nebula with The Pillars of Creation (Faux HOO), Leo Pires