M16

Eagle Nebula in Emission-Line

M16

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Object Info

Type

Diffuse Nebula

Constellation

Serpens

Distance

7,000 ly

Capture Details

Date

July 26, 2019

Location

Palomar Mountain, CA

Exposure

SII 6x15, Ha 8x15, OIII 5x15 (bin 1x1) as RGB

Equipment

Optics

DSI RC10C Corrected RC Astrograph

Focal Length

1867mm @f/7.3

Mount

Astro-Physics 900GTO

Camera

FLI ML-6303E

Focuser

Built-in Secondary Focuser

Filters

FLI CFW2-7, Astrodon 3nm SII, Ha, OIII

Software

Maxim DL, CCDStack, Photoshop