M16 Eagle Nebula
Published in Amateur Astrophotography Magazine Issue 71 December 2019
Published in Amateur Astrophotography Magazine Issue 71 December 2019
M16, the Eagle Nebula is in the constellation Serpens. It is about 5,700 light years from Earth.
TARGET
Nomenclature: Messier 16, M16, Eagle Nebula, NGC 6611, Sharpless 49, RCW 165, Gum 83, Star Queen Nebula
Right Ascension: 18:18:48
Declination: -13:49:00
Size: 7 arc min
Discovery: Jean-Philippe de Chéseaux in 1745–46
EQUIPMENT USED
APM TMB LZOS 152 refractor
10Micron GM2000 HPS mount
QSI6120 CCD camera
Astrodon filters
IMAGE CAPTURE
5nm Ha: 27x1200 bin 1x1
3nm OIII: 13x1200 bin 1x1
Total integration: 13.3 hours
Pixel scale: 0.534 arcsec/pixel
Field radius: 0.367 degrees
Capture dates: 29 May - 15 June 2017
Capture location: Alcalali, Spain
5nm Ha: 27x1200 bin 1x1
3nm OIII: 13x1200 bin 1x1
Total integration: 13.3 hours
Pixel scale: 0.534 arcsec/pixel
Field radius: 0.367 degrees
Capture dates: 29 May - 15 June 2017
Capture location: Alcalali, Spain
IMAGE PROCESSING
Pre-processing: CCDStack2
Post-processing: Photoshop CS2
Pre-processing: CCDStack2
Post-processing: Photoshop CS2