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Eagle Nebula in Emission-Line
M16
Object
Type Diffuse Nebula
Constellation Serpens
Distance 7,000 ly
More Info
Image
Date 07 Sep 2007 (Summer)
Place Carlsbad, CA
Exposure Data SII:Ha:OIII 120:60:60 mins @ -15C
SII 4x15 (2x2), Ha 8x15 (1x1), OIII 4x15 (bin 2x2) as RGB
Notes Imaged over multiple nights
Equipment
Optics Takahashi FSQ-106N Refractor
Focal Length 530mm @f/5
Mount Astro-Physics 900GTO
Camera SBIG ST-2000XM
Focuser Robo-Focus
Filters CFW10A, Astrodon 6nm SII, Ha, OIII
Software Maxim DL, Photoshop