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Wide-Field Image of the Eagle Nebula

This wide-field image of the Eagle Nebula was taken at the National Science Foundation's 0.9-meter telescope on Kitt Peak with the NOAO Mosaic CCD camera. CreditsT.A.Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage, NRAO/AUI/NSF and NOAO/AURA/NSF) and B.A.Wolpa (NOAO/AURA/NSF)

Date
Jan 1, 2005
Mission
Hubble Space Telescope
Archive ID
hubblesite-images-2005-12-1673-image
By

This wide-field image of the Eagle Nebula was taken at the National Science Foundation's 0.9-meter telescope on Kitt Peak with the NOAO Mosaic CCD camera.

Credits

T.A.Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage, NRAO/AUI/NSF and NOAO/AURA/NSF) and B.A.Wolpa (NOAO/AURA/NSF)

Image Details

About The Object
Object NameEagle Nebula,M16,NGC 6611,IC 4703

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