Eagle & Lagoon Nebulae

David Mihalic

Eagle & Lagoon Nebulae

Messier 16 and Messier 8

SPECIFICATIONS

Telescope ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Takahashi FSQ-106ED 10cm f/3.6

Camera ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................

FLI Proline PL16083

Location ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Australia

Date of observation ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................

04-Sep-2020

Filters ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................

SHO 2 hours 10 minutes

Processing ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Pixinsight, Photoshop

Gallery

Reprocess: R Aquarii - A symbiotic double star composed of a Mira type variable red giant and a white dwarf. Material from the red giant is being pulled away by the white dwarf creating loops seen in the image.

NGC 1398 - barred spiral galaxy in Fornax