M16 "The Eagle Nebula" in Serpens-C8/ST237 ccd camera @ f3.75; LRGB image 23:5:5:5 min. exposures; 07/2003 North Canton, Ohio Notes: This great emission nebula gained fame when imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope to reveal in stunning detail the star forming regions called the  "Pillars of Creation". The pillars, visible at the center here and pointing to the upper right, are clouds of hydrogen gas and dust. Richardson-Lucy deconvolution was applied to the luminance frame