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Messier 16

Name: M16 (NGC 6611)

Nickname: Eagle Nebula

Object Type: Diffuse Emission Nebula

Constellation: Serpens

Magnitude: 6.0

Object Size: 7 arcmin

Comment: Sharpless 49

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Date Taken: 2020-07-20

Camera ZWO ASI071 (.91 arc-sec/pixel)

Exposure: 45 min

Telescope (Optics): AstroPhysics 155mm (6.1 in) EDF f/7

Focal Length (FL): 1085mm

Field of View(FOV): TBD

Mount: MI-250 Mount, ZWO ASI290 Off Axis Guider

Quick Notes: This will require more time by me in future

Location: Chiefland Astronomy Village, Florida

More information: Digging Deeper

Object Information:
Pillars of Creation
Area made famous as the Hubble image's "Pillars of Creation"

Star Queen Nebula and The Spire
These names refer to visual impressions of the dark silhouette near the center of the nebula

Discovered by Jean-Philippe de Cheseaux in 1745 The cluster associated with the nebula has approximately 8100 stars, which are mostly concentrated in a gap in the molecular cloud to the north-west of the Pillars. This is an H II region

Technical Depths: REPLACE_THIS