Wallpaper author:
Chris Kaiser
09 Oct 2022
Eagle Nebula
Messier 16, the Eagle Nebula, is an open cluster and emission nebula in Serpens.
Dataset from which the image was processed
M16
17 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Emission Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI ProLine PL9000
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 274.7 Dec -13.8
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................22 Mar 2020 - 08 Oct 2022
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luminance | 91 | 1h20m | 53 |
| Halpha | 1211 | 17h50m | 53 |
| Red | 86 | 1h16m | 53 |
| Green | 93 | 1h22m | 53 |
| Blue | 88 | 1h16m | 52 |