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M 16 (NGC 6611)   Eagle Nebula 

M 16 is a large emission nebula lying along the Milky Way in Sagittarius. The nebula contains a star cluster that was originally described by the Swiss astronomer Phillippe Loys du Cheseaux in 1745 or 1746. It was independently discovered by Messier in 1764. The nebula was not described until it was noted on photographic plates by E. E. Barnard in 1897. The nebula and cluster lie at a distance of around 5600 LY
The most notable feauture of the Eagle Nebula is the group of three columnar gas clouds located near the heart of the nebula (visible in my image). This formation has been given the name the "Pillars of Creation" as a result of a famous image of them taken by the Hubble Space Telescope. Previously, this formation had been given the name the "Star Queen" by Robert Burnham, Jr., author of Burnham's Celestial Handbook.

Date(s) Acquired: 4 September 2015
Telescope: Orion 120mm EON Apochromatic Refractor
Camera: QSI Model 583

 

   Exposure Time (min) 
   Number of Exposures
   RGB
   1.5
   Hα
   -
   Hβ
   -
   OIII
   -
   RGB
   20
   Hα
   0
   Hβ
   0
   OIII
   0

 

Processing:
Master red, green, and blue images created using SIAM.
Color composite image created using Basic Processing Procedure III.
Color composite image contrast-stretched using Adobe Photoshop.




 

 

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