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    Eagle Nebula - Wikipedia
    Right ascension18ʰ 18ᵐ 48ˢ
    Declination−13° 49′
    Distance5,700±400 ly (1,740±130 pc)
    Apparent magnitude (V)6.4
    The Mythical Eagle Nebula
    The Mythical Eagle Nebula
    The Wonders of the Eagle Nebula
    The Wonders of the Eagle Nebula
    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 t… See more

    "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 "… See more

    External links

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

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