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[M16 AAO, full view] [JPG image]

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. More information on this image is available.

[M16 AAO, central part] [JPG image]

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. We also have more information on this image.

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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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