M16 (NGC 6611), open cluster and nebula in Serpens (SHO version) (José Joaquín Pérez)

Celestial hemisphere: Southern · Constellation: Serpens (Ser) · Contains: Eagle Nebula · HD168075 · HD168076 · HD168097 · HD168137 · HD168183 · IC 4703 · LBN 67 · M 16 · NGC 6611 · Sh2-49 · Star Queen · Star Queen nebula

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M16 (NGC 6611), open cluster and nebula in Serpens (SHO version)

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M16 (NGC 6611), open cluster and nebula in Serpens (SHO version)

Lying some 7,000 light years distant in the constellation Serpens, close to the borders to Scutum and Sagittarius, and in the next inner spiral arm of the Milky Way galaxy from us (the Sagittarius or Sagittarius-Carina Arm ) a great cloud of interstellar gas and dust has entered a vivid process of star formation. Open star cluster M16 has formed from this great gaseous and dusty cloud, the diffuse Eagle Nebula IC 4703, which is now caused to shine by emission light, excited by the high-energy radiation of its massive hot, young stars. It is actually still in the process of forming new stars, this formation taking place near the dark "elephant trunks" which are well visible in this photograph. (Extracted from ESO)

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RA (center)	18h18m53s.643
RA (top/left)	18h19m02s.286
RA (top/right)	18h17m57s.820
RA (bottom/right)	18h18m44s.990
RA (bottom/left)	18h19m49s.487

Dec (center)	-13°50′21″.21
Dec (top/left)	-13°36′44″.79
Dec (top/right)	-13°47′54″.10
Dec (bottom/right)	-14°03′57″.79
Dec (bottom/left)	-13°52′47″.58

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