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The Eagle Nebula. Messier 16. 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. 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 Several Active Star-Forming Gas And Dust Regions, Including The Aforementioned Pillars Of Creation.

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The Eagle Nebula. Messier 16. 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. 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 several active star-forming gas and dust regions, including the aforementioned Pillars of Creation.

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