Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Serpens (Ser)  ·  Contains:  Eagle Nebula  ·  IC 4703  ·  M 16  ·  NGC 6611  ·  Sh2-49  ·  Star Queen  ·  Star Queen nebula
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M 16 - A Boaring Nebula, Alex Woronow
M 16 - A Boaring Nebula, Alex Woronow

M 16 - A Boaring Nebula

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M 16 - A Boaring Nebula, Alex Woronow
M 16 - A Boaring Nebula, Alex Woronow

M 16 - A Boaring Nebula

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M 16 - A Boaring Nebula

OTA:……………….TAO 150 (f/7.3)

Camera:………….FLI - ML16200 (1.13 arcsec/pixel)

Observatory:….Deep Sky West, Chile

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EXPOSURES:

…R…….12 x 600 sec.

…B…....11 x 600

…G…….13 x 600

…L……..16 x 900

…O.…….6 x 900

…H.…..14 x 900

…S..…….6 x 900

Total exposure 12.5 hours

Image Width” 1.4 deg

Processed by Alex Woronow (2020) using PixInsight, Topaz, SWT

Clearly part of a Boar Warthog (aka Warthog or javelina in America’s deserts of the South West), the large nebula also has been called the “Star Queen nebula.” Inside the larger nebula are other recognized nebuale including Messier 16.

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M 16 - A Boaring Nebula, Alex Woronow