M16 The  Eagle Nebula, NewLightObservatory

M16 The Eagle Nebula

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M16 (Eagle Nebula)

The Eagle Nebula (catalogued as Messier 16 or M16, and as NGC 6611, and also known as the Star Queen Nebula) is a young open cluster of stars in the constellation Serpens. Its name derives from its shape that is thought to resemble an eagle. It is the subject of the famous "Pillars of Creation" photograph by the Hubble Space Telescope that shows pillars of star-forming gas and dust within the nebula.

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M16 The  Eagle Nebula, NewLightObservatory