ScienceDownEast | ScienceDownEast Astrophotography | Recent Images | M16 Eagle Nebula
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The Eagle Nebula M16, a young open cluster of stars in the constellation Serpens, discovered by Jean-Philippe de Cheseaux in 1745–46. The "Eagle" refers to visual impressions of the dark silhouette near the center of the nebula, an area made famous as the "Pillars of Creation" imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope. The nebula contains several active star-forming gas and dust regions.A total of 4.9 hours exposure.
| Exposure | 59*300 sec |
| ISO | 800 |
| Camera | Nikon Z7 [8856 x 5504] |
| Optics | Skywatcher Esprit 120mm Refractor |
| Filter | Radian Triad Ultra Quad-Band Narrowband Filter |
| Location | Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia. |
| Date | 2020-06-19 |
| Processing | Processed in PixInsight and Lightroom. |
