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M16 - Eagle Nebula and Pillars of Creation, Rafael Sampaio
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M16 - Eagle Nebula and Pillars of Creation

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M16 (Eagle Nebula), a diffuse emission nebula,  with the iconic Pillars of Creation, a large region of star formation.

 Stretching roughly 4 to 5 light-years, the Pillars of Creation are a fascinating but relatively small feature of the entire Eagle Nebula, which spans 70 by 55 light-years. The nebula, discovered in 1745 by the Swiss astronomer Jean-Philippe Loys de Chéseaux, is located 7,000 light-years from Earth in the constellation Serpens. 

Captured in Itaipava, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, using SHO filters for the Hubble Palette. RGB stars.

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M16 - Eagle Nebula and Pillars of Creation, Rafael Sampaio