Messier Number:
M16
NGC Number:
NGC 6611
Common Name:
The Eagle Nebula
Constellation:
Serpens
Distance from Earth:
~7,000 Light Years
Visual Magnitude:
6.5
Size:
7.0 arc minutes
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Date Taken:
6/12/2004
Location:
Black Forest, CO
Equipment:
RCOS 16" Ritchey-Chretien
Astro-Physics .67x Reducer
SBIG 10XME, NABG
SBIG CFW-8a
Bisque Paramount ME
Exposure Specs:
135 minutes total
Lum: 9x10 min
Red: 3x5 min
Grn: 3x5 min
Blu: 3x5 min
Processed with:
MaximDL v3.0
Adobe Photoshop CS
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