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Messier 16



Name: Messier 16
Nickname: Eagle Nebula
Object Type: Nebula
Constellation: Serpens
Magnitude: 6.0
Object Size: 7 x 7 arc-min
Comment: IC 4703
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Date Taken: 2020-06-16
Camera ZWO ASI071 (.91 arc-sec/pixel)
Exposure: 10 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: (Dreyer translation)
Location: Chiefland Astronomy Village, Florida
More information:  Digging Deeper

Object Information:
 This is a star-forming nebula with a young open star cluster. The nebula is best known for the Pillars of Creation region, three large pillars of gas famously photographed by the Hubble telescope in 1995.






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