Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Serpens (Ser)  ·  Contains:  Eagle Nebula  ·  IC 4703  ·  M 16  ·  NGC 6605  ·  NGC 6611  ·  Star Queen
The Eagle Nebulae M16, Ronny Kaplanian
The Eagle Nebulae M16
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The Eagle Nebulae M16, Ronny Kaplanian
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As the Eagle soars across the sky, it leaves a trail of wonder and beauty incomparable to anything down here, known as the Eagle Nebulae or Messier 16 it flares at a bright red glowing intensely with all the fury of stars exploding and reborn ultimately crafting this stellar nursery appx 7000 light years from us. At the chest of the image is the form of the embodiment of this great nebula, The Hubble Telescope captured it in the 90’s and you can see 3 pillars in the core, these are the famous Pillars of creation where swirls of Gas twist and turn and thru gravity Stars are born. Taken over 3 nights with over 117 exposures each 5 minutes long, processed over 7 hours to bring out the mighty bird.

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The Eagle Nebulae M16, Ronny Kaplanian