Peter Goodhew
M16 - Eagle Nebula - bicolour
Published in Amateur Astrophotography Magazine Issue 71 December 2019
The Eagle Nebula (catalogued as Messier 16 or M16, as NGC 6611, and as IC 4703, and also known as the Star Queen Nebula and The Spire) is a young open cluster of stars in the constellation Serpens, discovered by Jean-Philippe de Chéseaux in 1745–46. Both the "Eagle" and the "Star Queen" refer to visual impressions of the dark silhouette near the center of the nebula, an area made famous as the "Pillars of Creation" photographed by the Hubble Space Telescope. The nebula contains several active star-forming gas and dust regions, including the Pillars of Creation.
13h20m total integration (27x1200s Ha, 13x1200s OIII). Alcalalí, Spain 29/5-15/6/2017.
APM TMB 152 F8 LZOS, 10 Micron GM2000HPS, QSI6120wsg8
M16 - Eagle Nebula - bicolour
Published in Amateur Astrophotography Magazine Issue 71 December 2019
The Eagle Nebula (catalogued as Messier 16 or M16, as NGC 6611, and as IC 4703, and also known as the Star Queen Nebula and The Spire) is a young open cluster of stars in the constellation Serpens, discovered by Jean-Philippe de Chéseaux in 1745–46. Both the "Eagle" and the "Star Queen" refer to visual impressions of the dark silhouette near the center of the nebula, an area made famous as the "Pillars of Creation" photographed by the Hubble Space Telescope. The nebula contains several active star-forming gas and dust regions, including the Pillars of Creation.
13h20m total integration (27x1200s Ha, 13x1200s OIII). Alcalalí, Spain 29/5-15/6/2017.
APM TMB 152 F8 LZOS, 10 Micron GM2000HPS, QSI6120wsg8