Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Serpens (Ser)  ·  Contains:  Eagle Nebula  ·  IC 4703  ·  M 16  ·  NGC 6611  ·  Star Queen

Image of the day 06/29/2012

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    M16 and close up to the Pillars of Creation 6/27/2012, rigel123
    M16 and close up to the Pillars of Creation 6/27/2012
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    M16 and close up to the Pillars of Creation 6/27/2012

    Image of the day 06/29/2012

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      M16 and close up to the Pillars of Creation 6/27/2012, rigel123
      M16 and close up to the Pillars of Creation 6/27/2012
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      M16 and close up to the Pillars of Creation 6/27/2012

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      I love the color palette this modified Hubble Palette gives to this object, helping to highlight some of the areas. Using total Narrow Band allows the nebula stand out since the star field is reduced significantly.

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      M16 and close up to the Pillars of Creation 6/27/2012, rigel123

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