M16 The Eagle Nebula
M16 The Eagle Nebula
The Eagle Nebula (also known as M 16) is part of a diffuse emission nebula, or H II region, which is catalogued as IC 4703. This region of active current star formation is about 5700 light-years distant. A spire of gas that can be seen coming off the nebula in the northeastern part is approximately 9.5 light-years or about 90 trillion kilometers long.
SPECIFICATIONS
Telescope
Planewave CDK24
Camera
FLI ProLine PL9000
Location
El Sauce Observatory, Chile
Date of observation
Oct 2020
Filters
SII,Ha,OIII
Processing
Pixinsight Core 1.8
The world’s largest database of astrophotography data is waiting for you! Start now your free trial
Try it free
