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Eagle Nebula
M16
Object
Type Diffuse Nebula
Constellation Serpens
Distance 7,000 ly
More Info
Image
Date 25 Jul 2007 (Summer)
Place Carlsbad, CA
Exposure Data SII:Ha:OIII 60:170:60 mins @ -10C
SII 4x15 (bin 2x2), Ha 7x10 (bin 1x1), OIII 4x15 (bin 2x2) as RGB
Notes Imaged over 2 nights
Equipment
Optics Vixen VC200L Corrected Reflector
Focal Length 1280mm @f/6.4
Mount Astro-Physics 900GTO
Camera SBIG ST-2000XM
Focuser Robo-Focus
Filters CFW10A, Astrodon 6nm SII, Ha, OIII
Software MaxIm DL 4, Photoshop cs3