Eagle Nebula M16 and Omega Nebula M17 (YC Lim)

Celestial hemisphere: Southern · Constellation: Serpens (Ser) · Contains: Checkmark Nebula · Eagle Nebula · IC 1283 · IC 1284 · IC 4701 · IC 4715 · IC 4725 · Lobster Nebula · M 16 · M 17 · M 24 · M 25 · NGC 6596 · NGC 6604 · NGC 6611 · NGC 6618 · Small Sgr Star Cloud · Swan Nebula · The star 15Sgr · The star 16Sgr · The star γSct · omega Nebula

Eagle Nebula M16 and Omega Nebula M17, YC Lim

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Eagle Nebula M16 and Omega Nebula M17

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Eagle Nebula M16 and Omega Nebula M17

Another unexpected clear night. Imaged another part of the milky way containing the Eagle and Omega Nebulae. Tried manual dithering in RA and DEC, also tried out new method to take flats. Walking noise not seen now, not sure whether it's due to the dithering or the dense star field.

The Eagle Nebula (right), also known as M16 or the Star Queen Nebula, is a star-forming nebula with a young open star cluster located in Serpens. The name Eagle comes from the nebula’s shape, which is said to resemble an eagle with outstretched wings. M16 is home to several regions of active star formation. These include the famous Pillars of Creation.

Just to the south of the Eagle Nebula is the Omega Nebula (left), also known as M17. The Omega Nebula is one of the brightest star-forming nebulae located in the constellation Sagittarius of the Milky Way. M17 contains an open cluster of 35 hot, young stars which are responsible for the nebula’s glow. The cluster is only 1 million years old, which makes it one of the youngest known clusters in our galaxy.

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