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M16, aka NGC 6611, aka
the Eagle Nebula, is in
Serpens, near the borders
between Serpens, Scutum,
and Sagittarius, and about
8000 lightyears distant. As
you gaze upon the Eagle,
you are witnessing the birth
of new suns -- their energy
causing the surrounding
gases to glow. Compare
with other stellar nurseries,
such as M42 and M20.
the Eagle Nebula, is in
Serpens, near the borders
between Serpens, Scutum,
and Sagittarius, and about
8000 lightyears distant. As
you gaze upon the Eagle,
you are witnessing the birth
of new suns -- their energy
causing the surrounding
gases to glow. Compare
with other stellar nurseries,
such as M42 and M20.
RCOS 16" RC @ f/11.3
Apogee U9 imager
ST 402 guider
Data acquired remotely at
CTIO in Chile.The master R,
G, B, OIII and Ha frames were
produced by Jack Harvey
using CCDstack. I processed
these master frames into an
image, then layered the
central region with synthetic
luminance data from our
earlier version of M16. Jack
added additional refinements
to the image using PixInsight.
Apogee U9 imager
ST 402 guider
Data acquired remotely at
CTIO in Chile.The master R,
G, B, OIII and Ha frames were
produced by Jack Harvey
using CCDstack. I processed
these master frames into an
image, then layered the
central region with synthetic
luminance data from our
earlier version of M16. Jack
added additional refinements
to the image using PixInsight.
M16, the Eagle Nebula
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