This dramatic portrait captures the Eagle Nebula (M16) in a bicolor HOO palette, combining hydrogen-alpha and oxygen-III emission data. The image reveals the intricate structure of glowing gas and dark dust pillars within this famous star-forming region, located about 7,000 light-years away in the constellation Serpens. The central cavity is carved by intense ultraviolet radiation and stellar winds from newly born massive stars in the embedded cluster NGC 6611.

Prominent in the image are the towering "Pillars of Creation," dark columns of gas and dust that serve as stellar nurseries. The HOO palette highlights the contrast between the reddish hydrogen-rich regions and the teal oxygen emission near the core, giving the scene a sense of depth and texture. This combination offers both scientific insight and a striking aesthetic view of one of the sky’s most iconic nebulae.