Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Serpens (Ser)  ·  Contains:  Eagle Nebula  ·  IC 4703  ·  M 16  ·  NGC 6605  ·  NGC 6611  ·  NGC 6625  ·  Star Queen
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M16 (Eagle Nebula) IDAS+L-Extreme filters, José Manuel López Arlandis
M16 (Eagle Nebula) IDAS+L-Extreme filters
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M16 (Eagle Nebula) IDAS+L-Extreme filters

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M16 (Eagle Nebula) IDAS+L-Extreme filters, José Manuel López Arlandis
M16 (Eagle Nebula) IDAS+L-Extreme filters
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M16 (Eagle Nebula) IDAS+L-Extreme filters

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M16 is a well-known emission nebula in Serpens. Its center contains the Hubble image "The creation pillars". I have combined color images obtained with IDAS LPS-PII and L-Extreme filters to improve the contrast of the bright clouds and the relief of the "elephant trunks" in their center. The exposure time is perhaps excessive and I was trying to overcome a poor and changeable seeing.

Julay 19 to August 3 (9 nights)
- IDAS: 91 frames x 300 seconds
- L-Extreme: 34 framesx 480 seconds
Total: 12 h 13 min

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M16 (Eagle Nebula) IDAS+L-Extreme filters, José Manuel López Arlandis