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| image          =

| image          =Eagle Nebula from ESO.jpg

| designation    =[[Messier catalogue|Messier 16]]

| designation    =[[Messier catalogue|Messier 16]]<br/>IC 4703

IC 4703

| rightascension  =18^h 18^m 48^s<ref name=messier-objects>[http://www.messier-objects.com/messier-16-eagle-nebula/ Eagle nebula] from messier-objects.com</ref>

| rightascension  =18^h 18^m 48^s  

| declination    =-13° 49′ 0″<ref name=messier-objects/>

| declination    =-13° 49′ 0″

| distance        =7,000 ly<ref name=messier-objects/>

| distance        =7,000 ly  

| constellation  =Serpens

| constellation  =[[Serpens]]

| type            =Emission nebula

| type            =[[Emission nebula]]

| dimensions      =30'<ref name=messier-objects/>

| dimensions      =30'

| magnitude      =Apparent Mag: +6.0<ref name=messier-objects/><br/>Absolute Mag: -8.21<ref name=messier-objects/>

| magnitude      =6.0  

| redshift        =0.000060±0.000002<ref name=simbad>[http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=eagle+nebula&NbIdent=1&Radius=2&Radius.unit=arcmin&submit=submit+id M16] from simbad.u-strasbg.fr</ref>

| redshift        =

| radvelocity    =18.00±0.58<ref name=simbad/>

| radvelocity    =

| propmotion      =RA: 0.62 mas/yr<ref name=simbad/><br/>Dec.: -032<ref name=simbad/>

| propmotion      =

| parallax        =

| parallax        =

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}}

The '''Eagle nebula''', also known as the Star Queen nebula, is a [[diffuse nebula]] in the [[constellation]] of [[Serpens]].<ref name=seds>[http://www.messier.seds.org/m/m016.html M16] from messier.seds.org</ref> Specifically, it is an emission nebula that also contains an [[Open cluster|open star cluster]]. It is known for containing the Pillars of creation, famously photographed by the [[Hubble Space Telescope]] in 1995.<ref name=messier-objects>[http://www.messier-objects.com/messier-16-eagle-nebula/ Eagle nebula] from messier-objects.com</ref> The nebula itself is also classified as IC 4703 and the open cluster it houses is classified as NGC 6611.<ref name=messier-objects/> Its name is derived from its appearance as an [[eagle]] with outstretched wings.

The '''Eagle nebula''', also known as the Star Queen nebula, is a [[diffuse nebula]] in the [[constellation]] of [[Serpens]].<ref name=seds>[http://www.messier.seds.org/m/m016.html M16] from messier.seds.org</ref> Specifically, it is an emission nebula that also contains an [[Open cluster|open star cluster]]. It is known for containing the Pillars of creation, famously photographed by the [[Hubble Space Telescope]] in 1995.<ref name=messier-objects/> The nebula itself is also classified as IC 4703 and the open cluster it houses is classified as NGC 6611.<ref name=messier-objects/> Its name is derived from its appearance as an [[eagle]] with outstretched wings.

==History==

==History==

===Pillars of Creation===

===Pillars of Creation===

The Pillars of Creation are a group of three huge [[gas]] pillars found in the Eagle nebula. It was named after an image by the [[Hubble Space Telescope]] in 1995.<ref>[http://www.messier-objects.com/pillars-of-creation/ Pillars of Creation] from messier-objects.com</ref> [[Star]]s contained within the pillars are a strong source of ultraviolet radiation and stellare wind that is slowly blowing the pillars apart. These stars are extremely hot, with temperatures of over 30,000 k, six times hotter that the Sun.

The Pillars of Creation are a group of three huge [[gas]] pillars found in the Eagle nebula. It was named after an image by the [[Hubble Space Telescope]] in 1995.<ref>[http://www.messier-objects.com/pillars-of-creation/ Pillars of Creation] from messier-objects.com</ref> [[Star]]s contained within the pillars are a strong source of ultraviolet radiation and stellar wind that is slowly blowing the pillars apart. These stars are extremely hot, with temperatures of over 30,000 k, six times hotter that the [[Sun]].

 

==References==

==References==