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To: Hatteras
The Eagle nebula, M16, lies about 6500 light years away, spans about 20 light-years.

Light-year - The distance that light travels in a vacuum in one year, approximately 9.46 trillion (9.46 × 1012) kilometers or 5.88 trillion (5.88 × 1012) miles.

35 posted on 04/26/2005 11:28:03 AM PDT by Realism (Some believe that the facts-of-life are open to debate.....)
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To: Realism
"The Eagle nebula, M16, lies about 6500 light years away, spans about 20 light-years."

So we are looking at the Eagle Nebula circa 4500 BC huh? The Hubble telescope is a time machine.
54 posted on 04/26/2005 11:56:52 AM PDT by monday
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#####The Eagle nebula, M16, lies about 6500 light years away, spans about 20 light-years.#####


So this is a photo of what Eagle nebula looked like 6,500 years ago! God's universe is certainly amazing!


59 posted on 04/26/2005 12:06:21 PM PDT by puroresu
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