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Eagle Nebula
M16
Object
Type Diffuse Nebula
Constellation Serpens
Distance 7,000 ly
More Info
Image
Date 12 May 2005 (Spring)
Place Carlsbad, CA
Exposure Data Ha 45 mins @ -20C
Ha 3x15 (bin 1x1)
Notes Astromart's Picture of the Day 5/21/2005
Equipment
Optics Celestron C11 Carbon Fiber SCT w/XLT
Focal Length 1764mm @f/6.3
Mount Celestron CGE
Camera SBIG ST-2000XM
Focuser Optec TCF-S
Filters CFW8A, Astrodon 6nm Ha
Software CCDSoft, Photoshop