... The Fairy of Eagle Nebula . ... The dust sculptures of the Eagle Nebula are evaporating. ... Pictured above is one of several striking dust pillars of the Eagle Nebula that might be described as a gigantic alien fairy. ... Perseid Below . ... Denizens of planet Earth watched this year's Perseid meteor shower by looking up into the moonlit night sky. ... Each August, as planet Earth swings through dust trailing along the orbit of periodic comet Swift-Tuttle, skygazers enjoy the Perseid Meteor Shower....