| Designation |
Messier 16 (NGC 6611 / IC 4703)
The Eagle Nebula aka The Star Queen Nebula
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| Type | Emission Nebula with Open Star Cluster |
| Constellation | Serpens Cauda (The Snake's Tail) |
| Coordinates | Telescope centered at RA '18 18 38' - Dec '-13 50 14' |
| Magnitude | 6.0 |
| Size | 66 x 53 light years (entire nebula, not all pictured here) |
| Distance | 6,500 light years |
| Dimensions | 35 x 28 arcminutes |
| Image Field | 15 x 19 arcminutes |
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Notes:
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Located in the Sagittarius-Carina spiral arm of our Milky Way. It contains some very hot and luminous O-type stars emitting the ultraviolet photons, which fluoresce the nebula |
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| Telescopes | Meade 10" LX200 f/10 on Losmandy G-11 with Gemini L3 |
| Focal Length | 1575 mm @ f/6.3 |
| Guiding | SXV guidehead through Takahashi FS60C @ f/5.9 |
| Telescope Control | Maxim DL (V3) |
| CCD Camera |
Starlight
Xpress SXV-H9 - USB 2 ExView progressive scan
1392 x 1040 (6.45 uM)
pixel array (8.98 x 6.71 active area)
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| Image Scale | .88 arcsec/pixel |
| Filters |
1.25"
Astronomik Type II Dichroic IR blocking filters in Astronomik filter
drawer - Clear, Red, Green, Blue, Ha
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| Exposures |
100 minutes total: Luminance
55 minutes (11 x 5) unbinned, Ha- 10 minutes (2 x 5) binned 2x, G-
20 minutes (5 X 4) binned 2x, B- 15 minutes (5 x 3) binned 2x
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| Calibration | None |
| Processing Software | Maxim DL, Photoshop CS (8.0) |
| Location | Chiefland Astronomy Village, FL - 29.393 N , - 82.863 W |
| Date/Time | 04/18/04 & 04/19/04 |
