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Eagle Nebula (M16)
The Eagle Nebula a beautiful region of active star formation. Its distance from earth is 7000 lights years and it is located in the next inner spiral arm of the Milky Way.
The nebula is a giant cloud of interstellar gas and dust (70 x 55 LY), and has already created a considerable cluster of young stars. With only 5.5 Million years of age these young stars are burning very hot and energize the surrounding gas in the eagle nebula. Right in the heart of the Eagle Nebula are the famous “Pillars of Creation”. These are areas with higher density of gas and dust. The interstellar material is dense enough to collapse under its own gravitational weigh, forming young stars that continue to grow as they accumulate more and more material form their surroundings.
Image taken at the Jenny Jump Observatory in NJ, USA
Telescope Orion EON 120, Camera Canon T1i
Eagle Nebula (M16)
The Eagle Nebula a beautiful region of active star formation. Its distance from earth is 7000 lights years and it is located in the next inner spiral arm of the Milky Way.
The nebula is a giant cloud of interstellar gas and dust (70 x 55 LY), and has already created a considerable cluster of young stars. With only 5.5 Million years of age these young stars are burning very hot and energize the surrounding gas in the eagle nebula. Right in the heart of the Eagle Nebula are the famous “Pillars of Creation”. These are areas with higher density of gas and dust. The interstellar material is dense enough to collapse under its own gravitational weigh, forming young stars that continue to grow as they accumulate more and more material form their surroundings.
Image taken at the Jenny Jump Observatory in NJ, USA
Telescope Orion EON 120, Camera Canon T1i