Full field of the open star cluster Messier 16, together with the Eagle Nebula from which these stars were created. David Malin created this great color photo from plates taken with the Anglo-Australian Telescope.
This color photo, also created from photographic plates taken with the Anglo-Australian Telescope by David Malin, shows the central region of the Eagle Nabula and M16.
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