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Messier 16 - Eagle Nebula

Constellation: Serpens
Distance: 7000 light years
Magnitude: 6
Actual Size: 50 x 75 light years across
Visual Size: 6 arcminutes
Other Designations: NGC6611, IC4703

Probably the most famous Nebula in the night sky, due to the spectacular Hubble Space Telescope known as the 'Pillars of Creation'.

The area is a cluster of very young stars.  It was discovered by Jean-Phillippe de Cheseaux in 1745.  The name derives from its visual appearance.

 

 

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