M16

Eagle Nebula

M16

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Object Info

Type

Diffuse Nebula

Constellation

Serpens

Distance

7,000 ly

Capture Details

Date

September 11, 2004

Location

Little Blair Valley, Anza-Borrego Desert, CA

Exposure

Ha 6x5 (bin 1x1), R 2x5, G 3x5, B 3x5 (bin 2x2)

Equipment

Optics

Celestron C11 Carbon Fiber SCT w/XLT

Focal Length

1764mm @f/6.3

Mount

Celestron CGE

Camera

SBIG ST-2000XM

Focuser

Optec TCF-S

Filters

CFW8A, SBIG LRGB, Astronomik 13nm Ha

Software

CCDSoft 5, Photoshop cs