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Messier 16 (Eagle Nebula)

An emission nebula in Serpens famous for the Pillars of Creation star-forming columns.

Type
Nebula
Domain
Scientific connections
Connections
1

Experience system V6

Nebular structure profile

A visual story for gas, dust, ionization, star-forming context, and observational imagery.

Deep-sky mapStructure diagramImage provenanceRelated objects
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  3. 03

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Object type
Nebula
Graph relations
1
Verified sources
1
Image records
0
Domain
Scientific connections
Status
Graph entity

Scientific map

Atlas context

Messier 16 (Eagle Nebula)coordinate fields shown only when available
  • Part of

    Messier Catalogue

Original SVG diagram

Deep-sky morphology

Galaxy-scale viewBulge / nucleusDisk or stellar haloMorphology comes from observationNebula
Object class
Nebula
Catalog numbers
Not recorded
Image records
0
Graph relations
1
Messier CatalogueMessier 16 (Eagle Nebul...Nebula

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Messier Catalogue

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Data

Scientific data & provenance

Data & provenance

Stable ID
nebula:messier-16
Type
Nebula
Domain
Scientific connections
Relationships
1
Graph version
1.0.0

Dataset membership

Open data

In the graph export: graph.json · graph.jsonld

Planned API: GET /api/v0/entities/nebula:messier-16

Scientific quality

Partial
Unreviewed1 sourcev1.0.0

1 of 6 applicable dimensions complete, 2 partial

Description
Complete
Source coverage
Partial
Relationship coverage
Partial
Review coverage
None
Citation coverage
None
Image coverage
None
Timeline coverage
Not applicable

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Sources & references

The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.

  • NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration

    Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.

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