M16 Eagle Nebula aka Star Queen Nebula and The Spire
Magnitude: 8.24
Distance: Aprox 7000 light-years
Star Count: Aprox 8100
A young open cluster of stars in the constellation Serpens. The dark silhouette near the center of the nebula is an area made famous as the "Pillars of Creation" The nebula contains several active star-forming gas and dust regions.
Taken 6/14/18 in Grand Rapids Ohio by Russell Kille on a CPC 1100 with Hyperstar @ F2 and ZWO ASI294MC Pro camera
