Optical image of the Eagle Nebula (M16,NGC 6611) in the constellation of Serpens. Some 5900 light years away,M16 is a cloud of interstellar dust & gas,mainly hydrogen,which is ionised & lit up by the ultraviolet radiation of a cluster of young,hot stars. To the north,the bright nebula is sharply bounded by a cool dusty region. The image was obtained by superimposing three "unsharp masked" photographs taken at different wavelengths using the UK Schmidt Telescope in Australia | |
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