Object Information
Image Acquisition/Processing Information
Designation: Messier 16
Constellation: Serpens Cauda
Object Type: Open Cluster with nebulosity
Year of Discovery 1745
Telescope: Celestron 8-inch EdgeHD SCT
CCD Camera: QSI 583wsg
Mount: Takahashi EM-200
Filter: AstroDon 6nm H-alpha filter
Date: March 9, 2010
Location: Ball Ground, GA
Subexposures 3 - 10 minute subexposures
Total Exposure Time 0.5 hours
Image Processing Software: CCDStack, Photoshop CS4
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The Eagle Nebula
in Hydrogen-alpha
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