Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Serpens (Ser)  ·  Contains:  Eagle Nebula  ·  IC 4703  ·  LBN 62  ·  LBN 64  ·  LBN 67  ·  LBN 68  ·  LBN 70  ·  LDN 380  ·  M 16  ·  NGC 6611  ·  Sh2-48  ·  Sh2-49  ·  Star Queen  ·  Star Queen nebula
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M16 in wide field, Ian Dixon
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M16 in wide field

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Messier 16 is a summer target for me, and I am motivated to grab as many of these in the low southern skies as possible. Our dark sky period is beginning to open up a little, with some almost dark skies from midnight to 330 h.

M16 is an active star formation region in Serpens Cauda. Conspicuous clouds of gas and dust in this DSO is linked to cluster of young stars. Also called IC 4703; the cluster is NGC 6611.

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M16 in wide field, Ian Dixon