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M16 (EAGLE NEBULA)

M16 (EAGLE NEBULA)
Object NotesConstellation: Serpens
Location: RA: 18h 18m 48.0s Dec: -13d 47' 00" Epoch 2000
Size: 7 x 7 arc-minutes
Magnitude: 6.0
Type: Diffuse Nebula/Open Cluster
AKA: Eagle Nebula, ngc6611
Exposure25 x 1 minutes Luminance unbinned
6 x 15 minutes Hydrogen Alpha unbinned (Astrodon 6nm filter)
10 x 1 minutes each R/G/B, all unbinned
Date6/07/05
Post ProcessingCCDSoft, CCDSharp, MaxIM DL, Photoshop CS

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