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    Eagle Nebula - Wikipedia

    • The Eagle Nebula (catalogued as Messier 16 or M16, and as NGC 6611, and also known as the Star Queen Nebula) is a young open cluster of stars in the constellation Serpens, discovered by Jean-Philippe de Cheseaux in 1745–46. Both the "Eagle" and the "Star Queen" refer to visual impressions of the dark silhouette near the center of the nebula, an area mad… 展开

    鹰状星云的奇观
    鹰状星云的奇观
    在星星中寻找雄鹰
    在星星中寻找雄鹰
    Characteristics

    The Eagle Nebula is part of a diffuse emission nebula, or H II region, which is catalogued as IC 4703. This region of active current star formation is about 5700 light-years distant. A spire of gas that can be seen coming off the … 展开

    "Pillars of Creation" region

    Images produced by Jeff Hester and Paul Scowen using the Hubble Space Telescope in 1995 greatly improved scientific understanding of processes inside the nebula. One of these became famous as the "… 展开

    External links

    • The Eagle Nebula on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
    The Eagle's EGGsESO Photo Release
    ESO: An Eagle of Cosmic Proportions incl. Photos & Animat… 展开

     
  1. Messier 16 (The Eagle Nebula) - Science@NASA

    These towering tendrils of cosmic dust and gas sit at the heart of Messier 16, or the Eagle Nebula. The aptly named Pillars of Creation, featured in this stunning Hubble image, are part of an active star-forming region within the nebula and …

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  3. The Eagle Nebula - NASA Science

  4. The Eagle Nebula | Facts, Photos and Location of M16 …

    The Eagle Nebula is a bright (magnitude 6.2) emission nebula in the constellation Serpens. From mid-northern latitudes, it reaches an apparent altitude high enough in the southern sky for visual observation, or photograph.

  5. The Eagle Nebula: Home of the Pillars of Creation | Space

    2023年5月7日 · 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 (it had ...

  6. The Pillars of Creation - NASA

    2018年2月22日 · Stretching roughly 4 to 5 light-years, the Pillars of Creation are a fascinating but relatively small feature of the entire Eagle Nebula, which spans 70 by 55 light-years. The nebula, discovered in 1745 by the Swiss astronomer …

  7. The Eagle Nebula - NASA

  8. NASA SVS | Hubble’s Inside The Image: The Eagle Nebula

    2024年1月5日 · The Pillars of Creation in the Eagle Nebula, situated in the Serpens constellation, stand as celestial marvels. Composed of interstellar gas and dust, these towering structures captivate astronomers and stargazers alike.

  9. NASA SVS | Eagle Nebula: M16 Wide

    2018年6月4日 · This series of images shows the environment around the Pillars of Creation, the Eagle Nebula, Messier 16. The images reveal the nebula in optical, X-ray, mid-infrared, and far-infrared light.