Antilhue - Chile
Antilhue - Chile
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| Designation | M16, NGC 6611, IC 4703, Eagle Nebula, Star Queen Nebula |
| Object type | Emission nebula with embedded star cluster |
| Coordinates | 18 h 19 min, - 13° 46' (Sagittarius ) |
| Description | Messier 16, the Eagle nebula, is a beautiful emission nebula
featuring a star forming region with columns made famous by the Hubble
Telescope images. It was discovered by Messier in 1764 and lies about
8000 light years from earth. M 16 is a good example of the association of
emission nebulosity with a cluster of young, hot O- and B-type stars.
Click on the above image for a higher resolution rendering. There is also a close-up in the light of hydrogen alpha here. |
| Exposure | NRGB 90:40:40:40 min @ -20°C, no filter on luminance, all exposures unbinned |
| Camera | SBIG STL-11000, selfguided / Astronomik RGB filterset |
| Optics | TEC APO200FL @ f/8 with TEC Field Flattener |
| Mount | Astro-Physics AP1200GTO |
| Software | MaxIm DL/CCD, Registar, Sigma Pre Beta 11, Adobe Photoshop CS |
| Location - Date - Time | San Esteban (Chile) - 23Aug2006 - 01:00 UTC |
| Conditions | Transparency 8/10, Seeing 5-6/10, Temperature 14° C |
