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Pillars Of Creation M16, Rick Laird
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Pillars Of Creation M16

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Pillars Of Creation M16

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Deep in the center of the Eagle Nebula M16 is the famous Pillars of Creation. The Hubble Space Telescope made this structure famous a long time ago. 

I had the chance to point a small 71mm telescope a the same rejion. With a very zoomed/cropped image, the details of the pillars are actually visible. 

I started with a wider view of the  Eagle Nebula which can be seen here https://www.astrobin.com/48ru0x/B/

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