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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:Nebula_Award
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gptkbp:age
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approximately 5.5 million years
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gptkbp:apparent_magnitude
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6.0
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gptkbp:associated_with
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open cluster M16
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gptkbp:average_temperature
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around 10,000 K
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gptkbp:contains
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gptkb:Pillars_of_Creation
young stars
star-forming regions
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gptkbp:coordinates
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RA 18h 18m 54s, Dec -13° 42′ 00″
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gptkbp:declination
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-13° 42' 00"
-13° 42′ 00″
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gptkbp:diameter
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70 light years
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gptkbp:discovered_by
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gptkb:Jean-Philippe_Loys_de_Chéseaux
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gptkbp:discovery_year
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1745
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gptkbp:distance
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7000 light years
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gptkbp:distance_from_earth
|
7000 light years
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gptkbp:emissions_standard
|
H-alpha emission
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gptkbp:exhibition
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gptkb:Messier_catalog
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gptkbp:first_imaged_in
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gptkb:1995
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gptkbp:has_color
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B-V = 0.5
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gptkbp:has_dust_clouds
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yes
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gptkbp:has_photographic_magnitude
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6.0
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gptkbp:has_spectral_type
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O and B type stars
O and B stars
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gptkbp:has_type
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gptkb:region
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Messier 16
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gptkbp:included
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gptkb:Messier_catalog
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gptkbp:is_a
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bright nebula
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gptkbp:is_associated_with
|
star clusters
massive stars
open cluster M16
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gptkbp:is_connected_to
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gptkb:cosmology
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gptkbp:is_described_as
|
astronomy literature
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gptkbp:is_documented_in
|
gptkb:NASA
astronomical literature
astronomical catalogs
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gptkbp:is_examined_in
|
gptkb:scientific_research
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gptkbp:is_explored_in
|
gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
space telescopes
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gptkbp:is_featured_in
|
gptkb:science_fiction
popular science media
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gptkbp:is_home_to
|
young stars
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gptkbp:is_known_for
|
gptkb:its_beauty
stellar nurseries
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gptkbp:is_located_at
|
Galactic coordinates l=30°, b=-1°
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gptkbp:is_located_in
|
constellation Serpens
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gptkbp:is_located_near
|
gptkb:Messier_17
constellation Ophiuchus
constellation Aquila
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gptkbp:is_monitored_by
|
observatories
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gptkbp:is_notable_for
|
star formation
star clusters formation
Pillars of Creation imagery
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gptkbp:is_observed_in
|
gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
extensive
amateur astronomers
radio wavelengths
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gptkbp:is_part_of
|
gptkb:region
gptkb:interstellar_travel
gptkb:star
gptkb:Milky_Way_Galaxy
Galactic Plane
star-forming complex
H II region complex
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gptkbp:is_popular_in
|
amateur astronomy
|
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gptkbp:is_studied_for
|
stellar evolution
cosmic dust
|
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gptkbp:is_studied_in
|
gptkb:astronomy
astrophysics
professional astronomers
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gptkbp:is_surrounded_by
|
gptkb:interstellar_medium
|
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gptkbp:is_visible_from
|
gptkb:Earth
northern hemisphere
visible light
infrared wavelengths
small telescopes
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gptkbp:known_as
|
gptkb:Eagle_Nebula
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gptkbp:length
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about 70 light years across
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gptkbp:located_in
|
constellation Serpens
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gptkbp:mass
|
about 10,000 solar masses
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gptkbp:motto
|
Hubble Space Telescope image
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gptkbp:notable_feature
|
gptkb:the_Pillars_of_Creation
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gptkbp:part_of
|
gptkb:Milky_Way_Galaxy
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gptkbp:photography
|
amateur astronomers
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gptkbp:right_ascension
|
18h 18m 54s
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gptkbp:type
|
gptkb:Nebula_Award
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gptkbp:bfsParent
|
gptkb:Pillars_of_Creation
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
|
4
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