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Eagle Nebula (Pillars of Creation), Russ Brasser
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Eagle Nebula (Pillars of Creation)

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Eagle Nebula (Pillars of Creation)

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The Eagle Nebula, also known as the Star Queen Nebula or Messier 16 (M16 for short), is a cluster of stars and an area of active star formation about 5,700 light-years from Earth. The Eagle Nebula is located in the constellation Serpens and covers an area of 70 by 55 light-years. It is home to the iconic Pillars of Creation, made famous by an image taken by the Hubble Space Telescope in 1995.

This image is 11.5 hours of integration time collected over two nights from Bortle 8/9 skies.

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