The Eagle Nebula, M16, was made famous by the Hubble Space Telescope, which photographed the Three Pillars in the center of the nebula.

Astro-Physics 155 mm refractor at f7. Three sixty minute exposures on gas-hypersensitized Kodak Supra 400 color negative film. June 9, 2002 from Rhodesdale, MD. ©2002