Explanation
M16 - the" Eagle-Nebula" contains the very famous "pillars of creation" and is part of a huge diffuse HII region catalogued as IC 4703.
The tower of gas left side of the pillars is about 9.5 light years high.
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| Object name: | M16 - Eagle Nebula | Optics: | TEC 180 FL with original flattener | ||||
| Objekt type: | Emission nebula | Focal lenght: | 1260 mm | ||||
| Constellation: | Serpens | Camera: | FLI ML 16803-65 | ||||
| Location / Date: | Remseck / August 2012 | Exposure: | 2 x 1800 sec Ha / 2 x 1800 sec OIII / 2 x 1800 sec SII | ||||
| Distance: | approx. 7000 ly | Filters: | Astrodon 3 nm narrowband filters | ||||
| Apparent dimensions: | - | Mount: | 10micron GM2000 HPS | ||||
| Real dimensions: | approx. 70 x 55 ly | Autoguiding: | Off-Axis Guider - SX Lodestar | ||||
| Brightness: | approx. 6.9 mag | Software: | MaxIm DL / Registar / Photoshop CS5 / PixInsight | ||||
| Position (R.A. / DEC): | 18h 18' 48" / -13° 49' | Image processing: | Tone mapping according to real colors | ||||
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M16 - the" Eagle-Nebula" contains the very famous "pillars of creation" and is part of a huge diffuse HII region catalogued as IC 4703.
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