M16

Eagle Nebula

M16

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Object Info

Type

Diffuse Nebula

Constellation

Serpens

Distance

7,000 ly

Capture Details

Date

May 12, 2005

Location

Carlsbad, CA

Exposure

Ha 3x15 (bin 1x1)

Notes

Astromart's Picture of the Day 5/21/2005

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, Astrodon 6nm Ha

Software

CCDSoft, Photoshop