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Eagle Nebula (M16) Pillar Detail: Portion of Top (Eagle Nebula, M16,NGC 6611, IC 4703) — image from the Hubble Space Telescope

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Eagle Nebula (M16) Pillar Detail: Portion of Top

April 25, 2005 · NASA · Eagle Nebula, M16,NGC 6611, IC 4703

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A detail of the Eagle Nebula (M16) showing a portion of a pillar of gas and dust. Light from nearby bright, hot, young stars is sculpting the cloud into intricate forms and causing the gas to glow.

About the colours

Blue: F435W (B) + F502N ([O III]) Green: F555W (V) + F658N (Halpha + [N II]) + F502N ([O III]) Red: F658N (Halpha + [N II]) + F814W (I)

About the data

The Hubble image was created from HST data from proposal 10393 : K. Noll, H. Bond, C. Christian, L. Frattare, F. Hamilton, Z. Levay, M. Mutchler, and T. Royle (The Hubble Heritage Team, STScI).

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