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Messier 16, aka the Eagle Nebula

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We finally got some storm breaks so I spent two nights shooting at the Eagle

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Review: Afsky / Messier 16 / Heimland

Salt Art & Music, Oslo. Mars 12th 2024. It’s time for a full evening at the magnificent Salt Art & Music in Oslo, Norway, hosted by the Orgivm Satanicvm festival, where Afsky played in January. Salt is primarily known for its sauna and various cultural events, but it has also made a mark on the metal scene in connection with the Inferno Metal Festival. Therefore, it’s a fitting stage when Danish…

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M16: The Eagle Nebula

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Gas and Dust Tower

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The Eagle Nebula, also known as Messier 16, is the site of another region rich in star formation, aptly called the Pillars of Creation.

This image combines X-ray imaging from the Chandra X-ray Observatory with optical data from the Hubble Space Telescope.

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The Eagle Nebula (M16 - Messier 16)

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From Earth Science Picture of the Day; July 18, 2018:

The Eagle’s Central Section Photographers: Paul G. Ricketts; Joe Bauman and the Utah Astronomy Club; Summary Author: Joe Bauman

For most astronomy lovers in the northern hemisphere, July is the month to drag out the telescope and view the spectacular Eagle Nebula, also known as Messier 16. Shown above is an image of the Eagle’s central section in the constellation of Serpens. This nebula is an open cluster of stars and interstellar gas about 7,175 light-years from Earth, a huge region 70 light-years by 55 light-years where stars are forming and evolving. A youngster in astronomical terms – only 3.6 million years old – M16 hosts towers of dust and gas reaching 4 to 5 light-years long, or about twice the distance from the Sun to the nearest star.

The tendrils, where stars are condensing, are nicknamed the “Pillars of Creation” because of their dramatic appearance. According to Hubble Space Telescope authorities, blasts of ultraviolet light from young, massive starsare eroding the pillars. As new stars compress the gaseous material and erode it, the nebulosity will evaporate. Eventually, the Eagle Nebula will be reduced to a scattering of stars in an open cluster.

Photo Details: Image taken on June 30, 2018, via remote control, using the University of Utah’s Willard L. Eccles Observatory in southern Utah. Seated in a control room in the South Physics Building on campus, Salt Lake City, Paul G. Ricketts of the Department of Physics and Astronomy operated the observatory and its 32-inch-diameter telescope. Many raw images from the session were processed into this view by club coordinator Joe Bauman, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Willard L. Eccles Observatory, Utah Coordinates: 38.52006, -113.28705

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Latest creation: The Pillars of Creation from the Messier 16 Nebula.

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Eagle Nebula by MikeODay http://ift.tt/1MhjR7B

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Mid-Infrared Pillars

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Pillars of Creation, in M16 (Eagle Nebula)

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Pillars of Creation