This week, Dave’s breaking down another pair of deep-sky objects that are situated nicely in the evening sky right now: the Eagle Nebula (M16) and the Omega Nebula (M17). Both of these are large clouds of gas, condensing down to form stars. You’ve probably seen the Eagle Nebula’s most famous feature — the Pillars ofContinue reading “The Eagle and the Omega: This Week in Astronomy with Dave Eicher”
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