M16 Eagle Nebula
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| IMAGE INFORMATION | OBJECT INFORMATION | ||
| Telescope | TOA-150 on AP12001GTO | Designation | M16 |
| Focal Length | F/7.3 1100mm | Position | RA 18 : 18.8 DEC -13 : 47 |
| Guiding | SX Lodestar thru MMOAG | Type | Diffuse Nebula |
| Control | MaximDL | Magnitude | 6 |
| CCD Camera | Starlightxpress | Size | 7' |
| Image Scale | 1.20 arcsec | Distance | 7,000 Light years |
| Filters | Astronomiks LRGB | Constellation | Serpens |
| Exposures | 16 x 5 min Lum 1x1, 8 x 4 min ea RGB 2x2 | ||
| Calibration | Flats, Bias | ||
| Software | MaximDL, Photoshop CS2 | ||
| Date | Texas Star Party May 2010 | ||
| The Eagle Nebula Messier 16 (M16) is a conspicuous region of active star formation, situated in Serpens Cauda. The starforming nebula, a giant cloud of interstellar gas and dust, has already created a considerable cluster of young stars. The cluster is also referred to as NGC 6611, the nebula as IC 4703.
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