This is the wedge-shaped dark nebula "Bok globule" located within the Eagle Nebula, also known as M16. This nebula, less than 1 light-year (1 light-year is the distance light travels in one year, approximately 9.46 trillion kilometers) in size, is composed of cold molecular gas and dust, where material gathers under gravity to form new stars at its center.
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