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

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Eagle M16

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The Eagle Nebula is a diffuse emission nebula, located in the constellation Serpens. It is also catalogued as NGC 6611 and about 7000 light-years distant.

The Eagle Nebula occupies an area 70 by 55 light years in size, or 30 arc minutes of the sky, while the open cluster has a radius of 15 light years, corresponding to 7 arc minutes in angular diameter.

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Eagle M16, Enrique Rubinstein