The photo for this week is of the Eagle Nebula taken on December 9, 2007. The dark cloud-like figures are apparently evaporating. The light emitted by close and distant stars are eating away at these cosmic clouds. This particular cloud is known as the the gigantic alien fairy. The fairy is just one of many dust pillars that are in the Eagle Nebula or M16. The height is a staggering 10 light years and the radiation emitted by the Fairy is more hotter than radiation emitted by a fire. An open cluster is currently forming inside the cavity of this nebula.
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