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Inside the Eagle Nebula Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap041024.html #EaglNebua #M16 #StrBirth Nebula#Space #Asronomy #Comology#Stars Galaxy #DepSpac #NASA #SpacePhotgraphy #Starluster #KttPeak #erpens #EmissionNebula

A vibrant, multi-colored image of the Eagle Nebula, M16, revealing a star-forming region within a larger dark shell of dust. The bright center, illuminated by young blue stars, shows tall pillars and globules of gas and dust where new stars are forming. This image was taken with the 0.9-meter telescope on Kitt Peak, Arizona, USA.
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From afar, the whole thing looks like an Eagle. A closer look at the Eagle Nebula, however, shows the bright region is actually a window into the center of a larger dark shell of dust. Through this window, a brightly-lit workshop appears where a whole open cluster of stars is being formed. In this

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