Messier 16: Bright nebula Eagle in Serpens

Author: George Jasiewicz

General Info:

M16 Eagle Nebula – Combination of Nebula and Open Cluster located around the tail of Constellation Serpens. Other common names: The Ghost and the Star Queen Nebula. The Eagle Nebula is a cluster of stars overlaid with a faint glow that resembles a spread eagle, hence the name Eagle Nebula. The apparent magnitude: 6.0. The photo was taken on July 05 2019 from Latitude 41.95 deg N and Longitude 3.21 deg E.

Technical Data:

The final image presented here consists of the stack of 15 x17 seconds long exposures

Scope: 8 Inch Ritchey Chretien

Camera: Risingtech IMX294

Ambient Temperature: 28C

Dew Point: N/A

Wind: N/A

Moon : New Moon

Seeing: 5-4 by Meteoblue

Filter Used: UVIR