This image captures NGC 7023, the Iris Nebula, alongside the dark nebula LDN 1157, a complex region of interstellar dust and gas that shapes the celestial landscape.
The Eagle Nebula (catalogued as Messier 16 or M16, and as NGC 6611, and also known as the Star Queen Nebula) is a young open cluster of stars in the constellation Serpens, discovered by...