M16
M16
Object | |
| Description: | Eagle Nebula in Emission-Line |
| Type: | Diffuse Nebula |
| Constellation: | Serpens |
| Distance: | 7,000 ly |
Image | |
| Date: | September 7, 2007 |
| Location: | Carlsbad, CA |
| Exposure: | SII 4x15 (2x2), Ha 8x15 (1x1), OIII 4x15 (bin 2x2) as RGB |
| Notes: | Imaged over multiple nights |
Equipment | |
| Optics: | Takahashi FSQ-106N Refractor |
| Focal Length: | 530mm @f/5 |
| Mount: | Astro-Physics 900GTO |
| Camera: | SBIG ST-2000XM |
| Focuser: | Robo-Focus |
| Filters: | CFW10A, Astrodon 6nm SII, Ha, OIII |
| Software: | Maxim DL, Photoshop |