The Astonishing Eagle Nebula
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The image loading is 81K, so it will take a bit longer than the rest of this site to load. It will, however, display and explain perhaps the most
remarkable of all Hubble's discoveries. The eagle nebula (M16) is so named for the distinctive dark formation at its heart, resembling an eagle in flight.
It has been visible to us for years, but until the Hubble Space Telescope provided us with a greatly magnified, highly detailed shot we had no way of
understanding it's amazing function. Can you make out the figure of the eagle? After it has fully loaded click on it for greater
detail.
The NJAA operates on leased premises administered by The State of New Jersey, Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Parks and Forestry
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