Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Serpens (Ser)  ·  Contains:  Eagle Nebula  ·  IC 4703  ·  M 16  ·  NGC 6611  ·  Star Queen
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Eagle Nebula and Pillars of Creation, Rodrigo Carvalho
Eagle Nebula and Pillars of Creation
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Eagle Nebula and Pillars of Creation

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Eagle Nebula and Pillars of Creation, Rodrigo Carvalho
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Eagle Nebula and Pillars of Creation

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Eagle Nebula and the Pillars of Creation

This fascinating celestial region, located about 7,000 light-years away from Earth, is known for its beauty and the presence of the famous Pillars of Creation.The Pillars of Creation are columnar structures of dust and gas within the Eagle Nebula, where new stars are forming. These huge cosmic towers, sculpted by the intense radiation from nearby young stars, are true stellar nurseries. They measure several light-years in length and are an impressive example of stellar birth and evolution processes.Due to the distance of the Eagle Nebula, light takes thousands of years to reach us. This means that, in reality, the Pillars of Creation may have already been destroyed millennia ago, but the image we capture shows them as they were long ago. It's incredible how the universe holds stories and allows us to glimpse the distant past!

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Eagle Nebula and Pillars of Creation, Rodrigo Carvalho