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About the Object	Object Name: Eagle Nebula Object Type: Star-Forming Region Position (J2000): RA: 18h18m53s Dec: -13d45m25s Distance: 2 kiloparsecs (~6500 light-years) Constellation: Serpens
About the Data	Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/N. Flagey (IAS/SSC) & A. Noriega-Crespo (SSC/Caltech) Instrument: IRAC and MIPS Wavelength: 4.5 microns, 8.0 microns, 24 microns and 70 microns. Field of View: 28 x 32 arcminutes Orientation: North is 88.4 degrees counter-clockwise from up Release Date: January 9, 2007
Observers	S. Carey (SSC/Caltech) A. Noriega-Crespo (SSC/Caltech) F. Boulanger (IAS, France) S. Price (AFRL) R. Indebetouw (U. Virginia) N. Flagey (IAS/SSC) R. Paladini (SSC/Caltech) S. Shenoy (SSC/Caltech) F. Marleau (SSC/Caltech) K. Kraemer (AFRL) D. Mizuno (Boston College) D. Padgett (SSC/Caltech) T. Kuchar (Boston College)

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