• NGC 6611 (M16 or The Eagle Nebula) in Serpens
    • The Eagle Nebula
    Annotated Eagle Nebula
  • NGC 6611, M16, an open star cluster and HII emission nebula in Serpens.
  • Contained in M16, the nearly white Eagle Nebula, are the Pillars of Creation.
  • The larger nebulosity, IC 4703, is the Star Queen Nebula.
  • Another open cluster of tiny stars, Tr 32, is visible in the upper left.
  • Hover over the picture for an annotated version
  • Date:  21 June 2022
  • FOV:  approximately 110' × 73'
  • Telescope:  Stellarvue SVX102T + SFFX-1 (714mm, f/7)
  • Guiding:  ZWO ASI120MM mini mono guide camera,
  • Stellarvue F050G 50mm guide scope
  • Computer:  ASIair pro Raspberry Pi
  • Mount:  iOptron CEM40
  • Camera:  ZWO ASI071MC Pro Cooled (-10°C) Color CMOS with gain 240
  • Filter:  Optolong L-eNhance narrow dual band
  • Stacking:  Fifteen 240 second frames using Deep Sky Stacker
  • Total Time:  1 hour
  • Processing:  Pixinsight – SPCC, DBE, SPCC, BlurXT, NoiseXT,
  • GHS, HST, MStr, PMath MStr + GHS + HST, HDR4,
  • StarXT, Stars + Sat, PMath ScreenBlend, Sat, Scale
  • Location:  Darling Hill Observatory near Vesper, NY