Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Serpens (Ser)  ·  Contains:  Eagle Nebula  ·  IC 4703  ·  M 16  ·  NGC 6611  ·  Star Queen
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Eagle Nebula, M16, Sh2-49, Jim Thommes
Eagle Nebula, M16, Sh2-49
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Eagle Nebula, M16, Sh2-49

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Eagle Nebula, M16, Sh2-49, Jim Thommes
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Eagle Nebula, M16, Sh2-49

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This is an image of the emission region/nebula popularly known as the Eagle Nebula. The emission region is cataloged as Sh2-49, (also as  Gum 83, LBN 67). Embedded within this emission structure is the open cluster cataloged as M16 (also as NGC 6611, OCL 54, MWSC 2886); the cluster is also associated with the emission nebula cataloged as IC 4703 (also as  OCISM 10). There are also numerous dark nebulae in this field - several notable ones from the Dobashi Catalog have been annotated.Sh2-296. Emission nebula LBN 68 is also embedded within the larger Eagle Nebula. In the lower left is the other open star cluster in this field Kronberger 2  (also known as MWSC 2898). The M16 star cluster is about 5,700 light years distant; the Kronberger2 cluster is about 10,425 light years distant.  These objects and some of the brighter stars are seen in the annotated image.

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