Eagle Nebula (Messier 16) [Robotic, New Mexico]

An open cluster of young stars forming in a zone of hydrogen - either as cold dense dark clouds or less dense bright areas of gas emitting strongly in the hydrogen alpha wavelength.

 

Eventually, the light pressure of ultraviolet radiation from the young stars will push the clouds of gas away leaving just an open cluster like the Pleiades.

 

Infrared analysis of the iconic Eagle dark nebula shows more young stars forming within.

 

16 x 10 minute Hydrogen alpha sub-exposures on itelescope T21, a 1939mm focal length, f/4.5 corrected Dall-Kirkham scope.

 

Astrometry

Center (RA, hms): 18h 19m 12.203s

Center (Dec, dms): -13° 48' 03.394"

Size: 31.2 x 26.3 arcmin

Radius: 0.340 deg

Pixel scale: 0.956 arcsec/pixel

Orientation:Up is 0.886 degrees E of N

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