The Pillars of Creation in the Eagle Nebula (M16)

Posted by AntonFarm
on Sunday, August 5, 2012

Farmakopoulos Antonis

The Eagle Nebula or Messier 16 is a young open cluster of stars in the constellation Serpens. Its name derives from its shape that is thought to resemble an eagle. It is the subject of the famous "Pillars of Creation" photograph by the Hubble Space Telescope that shows pillars of star-forming gas and dust within the nebula.

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