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With an apparent magnitude of 4.0, the Orion Nebula (M42) is one of the brightest nebulae in the sky and is visible to the naked eye. It is the nearest stellar nursery to Earth

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The Eagle Nebula gets the name from that shape which resembles an eagle with outstretched wings. As well as being known as M16 it's aka the Star Queen Nebula, coined by American astronomer Robert Burnham Jr.

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Messier 16, the Eagle Nebula is best known for the Pillars of Creation region famously photographed by Hubble in 1995.

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Apollo 10 was the final dress rehearsal for the first manned lunar landing

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