M16 The Eagle Nebula (Steve Argereow)

M16 The Eagle Nebula

Using the same data as the image I took in July I was able to get an additional two hours of
integration time in August. This image is the final result. I just this week got around to stacking
and processing it!
My Original Description in July
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Note: July 2022 has been one of the worst months I had as an Astro photographer. I was only
able to get 2+ hours on this over 3 nights (7/24, 7/25, 7/28) before clouds rolled in. I decided
to stack and process the data and I was pleased with the results. Looking at the weather I
don't know when the next clear night will be, so I published the image.

M16 The Eagle Nebula
M16, also known as the Eagle Nebula, is a young open cluster of stars embedded within an
extremely large cloud of interstellar gas and dust in the constellation of Serpens (Cauda).
It's located in the next inner spiral arm of the Milky Way, 7,000 light-years distant.
The emission part of the nebula or HII region is catalogued as IC 4703 and is an
active star-forming region, which has already created a significant cluster of young stars.
The cluster itself lies at the heart of the Eagle Nebula and is known as NGC 6611. M16
was discovered by Philippe Loys de Chéseaux in 1745-6, but Charles Messier was the
first to record the associated nebulosity on June 3, 1764

Information Credits: Home Free Star Charts

Telescope: Explorer Scientific 127mm CF APO Refractor f/7.5
Explorer Scientific Reducer X0.7 f/5.25
Mount IOptron CEM40
Camera ZWO6200MM Temp -10C Binning 1 x 1
ZWO EFW

83 X 180 Second Exposures Optolong L-Extreme Gain 100 Offset 50
30 Dark Frames/30 Flats
Total Integration Time: 4 Hours 9 Minutes
Acquisition with SharpCap
Stacked with Deep Sky Stacker and Astro Pixel Processor
Proceeded with Astra Image and GIMP
Guiding PHD2

Processed with Astra Image

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Status	Advanced success
Started	...
Astrometry.net job	6655256
PixInsight job	HHZ2YIVLHS2NNT8CE7YBY4BF26ERZG11
PixInsight queue size	n/a
PixInsight stage	TASK_LOG

RA (center)	18h18m50s.96
RA (top/left)	18h18m14s.38
RA (top/right)	18h17m33s.84
RA (bottom/right)	18h19m27s.67
RA (bottom/left)	18h20m07s.91

Dec (center)	-13°51′58″.5
Dec (top/left)	-13°28′34″.1
Dec (top/right)	-14°08′36″.7
Dec (bottom/right)	-14°15′22″.3
Dec (bottom/left)	-13°35′18″.9

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