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Star-Forming Eagle Nebula without Stars Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap221004.html #EaglNebua #M16 #StarFomation Nebula#Space #Asronomy #Astrophotgraphy Cosmic #DepSpace #Uiverse #erpens #Starluster #Hdrogen Oxygen #EmissioNebula #PillarsOfCeation #Starbirth

A stunning image of the Eagle Nebula (M16), a star-forming region about 6,500 light-years away. The image highlights the bright region in the center of the nebula, revealing a window into the center of a larger dark shell of dust. This region shows an open cluster of stars forming within a cavity, with tall pillars and round globules of dark dust and cold molecular gas remaining, where stars are still forming. The stars have been digitally removed to better showcase the factory of star formation. The image was created with over 22 hours of imaging and combines colors emitted specifically by hydrogen (red) and oxygen (blue).
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The whole thing looks like an eagle. A closer look at the Eagle Nebula's center, 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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