Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Serpens (Ser)  ·  Contains:  Eagle Nebula  ·  IC 4703  ·  M 16  ·  NGC 6611  ·  Star Queen
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M16 Eagle Nebula Widefield, GeOK
M16 Eagle Nebula Widefield
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M16 Eagle Nebula Widefield

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M16 Eagle Nebula Widefield, GeOK
M16 Eagle Nebula Widefield
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M16 Eagle Nebula Widefield

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The Eagle Nebula or IC 4703 is an H alpha emission nebula illuminated by a young open star cluster, M16 or NGC 6611, located in the neighboring Sagittarius Arm of the Milky Way about 6,500 ly away.

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M16 Eagle Nebula Widefield, GeOK