Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Serpens (Ser)  ·  Contains:  Eagle Nebula  ·  IC 4703  ·  M 16  ·  NGC 6611  ·  Star Queen
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M16 - Pillars of Creation, NuTek
M16 - Pillars of Creation
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M16 - Pillars of Creation

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M16 - Pillars of Creation

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I captured the M16 Eagle Nebula and the Pillars of Creation located in it's center. They are 7,000 light years away. The pillars are vast dust clouds where stars form. Made popular back in 1995 when the Hubble Space Telescope captured them. My pictures (below) are not quite as nice as the original Hubble's but my setup is slightly cheaper 😉

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M16 - Pillars of Creation, NuTek