Eagle nebula facts for kids
The Eagle nebula is a young open cluster of stars in the constellation Serpens.
The nebula is catalogued as Messier 16 (M16), and as NGC 6611. It is also called the Star Queen nebula and The Spire. These last names refer to visual impressions of the dark patch near the center of the nebula. This is called the "Pillars of Creation". It was photographed by the Hubble Space Telescope. The nebula contains several active star-forming gas and dust regions, including the Pillars of Creation.
Images for kids
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Wide field view of the Eagle nebula
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Locator of well-known areas in the nebula
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The "Pillars of Creation" within the Eagle Nebula
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Detail of the HST image
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HST infrared view
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The "Black Pillar" spire on the eastern perimeter is about 9.5 light-years long.
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Open cluster within the Eagle Nebula
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Northwestern part of the region, well away from the centre
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Starless version edit of the M16 Eagle Nebula, showing also the Pillars of Creation. Image total exposure of 15 hours, taken from a Bortle 7 in Nicosia, Cyprus
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The Eagle Nebula captured in the SHO Hubble palette with 3nm filters
See also
In Spanish: Nebulosa del Águila para niños
