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M16 Eagle Nebula, Mark Eby
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M16 Eagle Nebula

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M16 Eagle Nebula

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M16 Eagle Nebula

The Eagle Nebula is an H II region famous for active star-forming gas and dust in it's center often called the "Pillars of Creation". The nebula is 7000 light-years from Earth and the pillars are about 10 light-years long. North is at the top-left.

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