Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Serpens (Ser)  ·  Contains:  Eagle nebula  ·  M 16  ·  NGC 6611

Image of the day 08/18/2018

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    M 16, the Eagle Nebula with "The Pillars of Creation" in Hydrogen and Oxygen light, Steve Cooper
    M 16, the Eagle Nebula with "The Pillars of Creation" in Hydrogen and Oxygen light
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    M 16, the Eagle Nebula with "The Pillars of Creation" in Hydrogen and Oxygen light

    Image of the day 08/18/2018

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      M 16, the Eagle Nebula with "The Pillars of Creation" in Hydrogen and Oxygen light, Steve Cooper
      M 16, the Eagle Nebula with "The Pillars of Creation" in Hydrogen and Oxygen light
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      M 16, the Eagle Nebula with "The Pillars of Creation" in Hydrogen and Oxygen light

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      Narrow band Eagle Nebula taken with Astrodon 3nm Ha and OIII filters. (HOO)

      7 X 20 min Ha & 7 X 20 min OIII exposure times.

      SBIG STXL 6303 camera/ FW8G/ AO-X and AT 16RCT telescope with AP 27 TVPH reducer.

      AP 1200 mount. Frames acquired with MaxIm DL 6, calibrated and combined in CCD Stack2. Processed with PixInsight 1.8.

      Stardust Ranch, Okeechobee FL

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      M 16, the Eagle Nebula with "The Pillars of Creation" in Hydrogen and Oxygen light, Steve Cooper