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Teaching tools > Pictures & facts > Overview: Stellar Spire in the Eagle Nebula > Fast Facts: Stellar Spire in the Eagle Nebula
Stellar Spire in the Eagle Nebula
| Name(s) | Eagle Nebula, M16, NGC 6611, IC 4703 |
| Description | Emission nebula with an open star cluster |
| Age | The star cluster associated with the nebula is about 5.5 million years old. |
| Location | Found in the constellation Serpens |
| Distance from Earth |
6,500 light-years |
| Size | The pillar is about 9.5 light-years (or about 57 trillion miles) high. |
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[Top] A pillar of gas and dust, flecked with stars, stretches trillions
of miles into space. [Bottom] Wide view of the Eagle Nebula showing (A) the 1995 image location and (B) the 2005 image location |
Teaching tools > Pictures & facts > Overview: Stellar Spire in the Eagle Nebula > Fast Facts: Stellar Spire in the Eagle Nebula