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[M16 AAO, full view] [PNG]

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.

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    [M16 AAO, central part] [PNG]

    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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  • Old style AAT images of M16
  • More images by David Malin


  • November 1995 Hubble shots of M16
  • Amateur images of M16; more amateur images
  • More images of M16


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