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Eagle and Omega Nebula, Dell
Eagle and Omega Nebula
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Eagle and Omega Nebula

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Eagle and Omega Nebula, Dell
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Eagle and Omega Nebula

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My very first time capturing these two - The Eagle and Omega nebulae are both in the Sagittarius Arm of the Galaxy. The Eagle nebula (M16) is the most distant of the two nebulae - it is about 5700 light years from us. The Omega nebula (M17) is about 4250 light years away.

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Eagle and Omega Nebula, Dell