Re: [APML] Where's the eagle, was: M16 Question--a really dumb question

["bert katzung" <katzung1@home.com>]

Hi Steve:
Good question, and I tried to respond a couple of hours ago, but my answer
apparently went into some black electron hole somewhere. If it does turn up,
my apologies to the list for double posting.
I have had the same difficulty with seeing an eagle. I think I *can* see one
in larger scale images, for example Rob Gendler's in the same Messier
gallery. I see the dark central column (from Hubble's columns of creation)
as the eagle's body, the upper left column as his wings (albeit transplanted
to an unnaturally tailward position, and the lower right column as a fish in
his talons (although the fish looks more like a boot). What do you think?
It's interesting that Burnham (p 1788) calls the pattern the "Star Queen"
and the picture (rotated counterclockwise a bit) does look like a victorian
lady with a big bustle or train, standing on a pedestal and holding (again)
a boot.
Bert

Bert Katzung
katzung1@home.com
www.astronomy-images.com





----- Original Message -----
From: "steve banbury" <banburys@sonic.net>
To: <astro-photo@seds.org>
Sent: Sunday, 23 September, 2001 8:42 AM
Subject: [APML] M16 Question--a really dumb question


> I keep looking at the pictures of this nebula on Jim Janusz'  Messier
list, and darned if
> I can see an "eagle" in it. Using Chris Cooks image there as an example,
could someone tell me where the
> 'head' of the eagle is?
>
> SteveB
>
>
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