⭐ M16 Eagle Nebula
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Located along the 'spine' of the Milky Way near several other popular nebulae, M16 has many names from the Star Queen to the Eagle Nebula. A vast emission nebula, at its heart lies the fabled Pillars of Creation. Just over 3 hours exposure went into this image.
⭐ This photograph is part of our signature series.
Telescope: | Stellina | |
Length: | 400mm | |
Aperture: | 80mm | |
F-stop: | f/5.0 | |
Sessions: | 5 | |
Captured: | 2021-06-19 to 2022-08-23 | |
Lights: | 1170 | |
Exposure: | 10 | |
Total exposure: | 3 h | |
Ra: | 18h 18m 39.5s | |
Dec: | -13° 46' 58.603 | |
Size: | 43.054 x 31.973 arcmin | |
Radius: | 0.447 deg | |
Scale: | 0.619 arcsec/pixel |