Nebulae are huge clouds of gas and interstellar dust remnants of stars. All the stars are born in a nebula by condensation of matter and the elements contained.

Eagle Nebula - NGC 6611 - Pillars of Creation

 

Eagle Nebula was discovered between 1745-1746 by Jean-Philippe de Cheseaux. Picture is part of the nebula called "Pillars of Creation", and is where new stars are born in the composition of hydrogen, interstellar dust and gas.