Eagle Nebula [SEP] constellation
Eagle Nebula
The Eagle Nebula (catalogued as Messier 16 or M16, and as NGC 6611, and also known as the Star Queen Nebula and The Spire) is a young open cluster of stars in the constellation Serpens, discovered by Jean-Philippe de Chéseaux in 1745–46. Both the "Eagle" and the "Star Queen" refer to visual impressions of the dark silhouette near the center of the nebula, an area made famous as the "Pillars of Creation" imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope. The nebula contains
- The Eagle's EGGs – ESO Photo Release
- ESO: An Eagle of Cosmic Proportions incl. Photos & Animations
- ESO: VST Captures Three-In-One incl. Photos & Animations
- M16 @ Seds.org, SEDS Messier page on M16
- Spacetelescope.org, Hubble telescope images on M16
- Darkatmospheres.com, Eagle Nebula M16 (wide)
- NASA.gov, APOD February 8, 2009 picture Eagle Nebula
- Eagle Nebula (Messier 16) at Constellation Guide