Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Serpens (Ser)  ·  Contains:  12.60  ·  34 Circe  ·  Eagle Nebula  ·  HD166564  ·  HD166644  ·  HD166803  ·  HD166824  ·  HD166897  ·  HD166961  ·  HD166962  ·  HD166979  ·  HD166994  ·  HD166996  ·  HD167140  ·  HD167141  ·  HD167165  ·  HD167166  ·  HD167245  ·  HD167246  ·  HD167281  ·  HD167312  ·  HD167331  ·  HD167372  ·  HD167395  ·  HD167396  ·  HD167409  ·  HD167431  ·  HD167451  ·  HD167497  ·  HD167498  ·  And 79 more.
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M16: "Wings Unfurled", AaronW
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M16: "Wings Unfurled"

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M16: "Wings Unfurled"

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Better known for its inner pillars made famous by the Hubble space telescope, M16 – when viewed from afar – reveals the majesty of a mighty eagle, wings unfurled, soaring in deep space.  For a few short weeks from my backyard in summertime, an exquisite interplay of hydrogen, oxygen, and sulfur gases is on display, and spending 19 nights outside while capturing over 60 hours of data for this 2-panel mosaic is my idea of a perfect midsummer night’s dream.

Processed in PixInsight in the Hubble palette.

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M16: "Wings Unfurled", AaronW