M16_2009-06-19

Nebulae - M 16

R.A.: 18h 18m 48s
Dec.: -13° 49'
Mag.: 6.0

The Eagle Nebula (Messier 16 or NGC 6611) is a young open cluster of stars in the constellation Serpens. The Eagle Nebula is part of a diffuse emission nebula, catalogued as IC 4703. This region of active current star formation is about 6.500 light-years distant. The tower of gas that can be seen coming off the nebula is approximately 57 trillion miles (97 trillion km) high. "Pillars of Creation", depicts a large region of star formation. Its small dark areas are believed to be protostars.

M 16 – Eagle Nebula

Date: 19.06.2009
Location: Salvador, Brazil

Equipment:
Telescope: C 11 with Hyperstar
Mount: Skywatcher Eq 6 PRO guided through a
PowerSeeker 80mm F/9 and Starshoot Autoguider
Camera: SXV-H9C

Acquisition:
Software: Nebulosity 2
FOV, Image scale: 40.8 x 54.6 arcmin, 2.35 arcs/pixel
Sub-exposures: 60 min (12 x 5 min) light frames,
flats and bias, no darks

Processing:
Calibration and stacking in Nebulosity 2, DDP and pre-processing in IP 3.75, curves and levels adjustments in CS3, noise reduction with Carbonis Actions, green cast reduction, masked high pass filter and color saturation with Match Color in CS3.

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