
| Object Info | |
| Objects | M16 - NGC NGC6611, The Eagle Nebula, The Star Queen Nebula |
| Type | Emission Nebula with Cluster |
| Centered at: | RA18:19.00 DEC-13.46.57 |
| Constellation | Serpens |
| Magnitude | 6 |
| Size | 14 Light Years |
| Distance | 5,900 light years |
| Age | 5.5 Million Years |
| Dimensions | 35 x 28 arcminutes |
| Image Field | 102'09" x 68'82" |
| Notes |
Schuler 10nm Hydrogen Alpha and William Optics Minus Violet filters were used. |
| Taken from: |
Tin Shed Observatory
Gold Coast, Queensland Long - Lat = 153:23.54E - 27:56.8S |
| On: | Ha - 15th-July-2003 RGB 30th-July-2003 |
| Image Info | |
| Telescope | Synta 102mm f5 |
| Focal Length | 500 millimetres |
| Telescope guiding | Self guided by ST10, AO7 and G11. |
| Telescope control | Astrometric Sky Walker II |
| CCD camera | SBIG ST-10xe |
| Camera cooling | Regulated Thermoelectric |
| Camera pixels | 2184 x 1472 x 6.8um |
| Image scale | 2.8 arcseconds per pixel |
| Processed with: | Mira A/P, Maxim DL, AIP4Win, CCDSharp, Photoshop |
| Exposures | Ha, R,G,B = 55.30,30,30 minutes taken as 5-minute unbinned subimages. |
| Image Calibrations | All sub-images Dark Subtracted, Flat Fielded. |