M16

Eagle Nebula

M16

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Object Info

Type

Diffuse Nebula

Constellation

Serpens

Distance

7,000 ly

Capture Details

Date

July 25, 2007

Location

Carlsbad, CA

Exposure

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