M16 - The Eagle Nubula
The Eagle Nebula 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 north-eastern part is approximately 9.5 light-years or about 90 trillion kilometres long
SPECIFICATIONS
Telescope
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Telescope
Planewave CDK24
Camera
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Location
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Date of observation
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Date of observation
2021-2022
Filters
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Processing
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Processing
PixInsight / Photoshop
Credits
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Credits
Ed Holt / Telescope Live
