Eagle Nebula
Part of Milky Way
A young star cluster wrapped in glowing gas, home of the Pillars of Creation.
Pillars of Creation
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The Eagle Nebula (M16) holds a cluster of hot young stars whose light slowly erodes the dense columns of gas around them, the famous Pillars of Creation.
Key facts
- Type
- Emission nebula and star cluster
- Distance
- About 6,500 light-years
- Constellation
- Serpens