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The Eagle Nebula in True Color (live.staticflickr.com)
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This shows the Messier 16 Eagle Nebula region of the sky in true color, without the use of any filter. This region is most often captured in narrowband. You can see the wings of the eagle spanning in rich hydrogen alpha gas, and the bright stars lighting up the famous Pillars of Creation.

Source: Antoine Grelin

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

This is gorgeous. I am definitely using this as a wallpaper. Thanks for sharing.