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M16 region, Samuel Kohler
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M16 region

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M16 region

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Hot and relatively young stars within this open cluster with a diameter of approximately 14 light years are ionizing the surrounding hydrogen gas cloud. In doing so they are making it fluoresce as the emission nebula IC 4703.

NGC6611
IC4703
M16


06/24/2023, 11.30pm, 47° N, 3130 ft, wind moderate, temperature 16°C, dewpoint 10°C, humidity 67%
lights 91x 120sec, filter: HEUIB-II (57 flats, 57 flatdarks, 50 darks)

integration: 3h 02min 00sec
sensor: SONY Exmor IMX183CLK-J/CQJ-J (ASI183MC)
lens: FRA400, f/3.9 at 280mm
mount: EQ6-R Pro
guidingsensor: AR0130CS (ASI120MM) & OAG
preprocess: DeepSkyStacker
postprocess: Pleiades Astrophoto, PixInsight

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M16 region, Samuel Kohler