... The Fairy of Eagle Nebula . ... As powerful starlight whittles away these cool cosmic mountains, the statuesque pillars that remain might be imagined as mythical beasts. ... Equinox Earth . ... The Andromeda Galaxy 2.5 million light years away is the most distant object easily seen by the unaided eye. Other apparent denizens of the night sky, stars, clusters.. ... The stars are not alone. ... South of Antares, in the tail of the nebula-rich constellation Scorpius, lies emission nebula IC 4628. ...