Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Serpens (Ser)  ·  Contains:  Eagle Nebula  ·  IC 4703  ·  M 16  ·  NGC 6611  ·  PGC 202388  ·  PGC 202390  ·  Sh2-49  ·  Star Queen  ·  Star Queen nebula
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M-16 (NGC-6611) Star cluster & nebula in Serpens, Stargazer66207
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M-16 (NGC-6611) Star cluster & nebula in Serpens

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M-16 (NGC-6611) Star cluster & nebula in Serpens

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M-16, commonly called The Eagle, is an open cluster involved in an extensive cloud of hydrogen gas that is an area of intense star formation. The dark lanes toward the middle of the nebula were made famous by the Hubble Space Telescope as "the pillars of creation". M-16 lies at distance of 8000 light years from Earth.

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M-16 (NGC-6611) Star cluster & nebula in Serpens, Stargazer66207

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