Wallpaper author:
Judith Prana
26 Aug 2025
Eagle Zoomed-in
M16 (Messier 16) is known by amateur astronomers and astrophotographers as the Eagle Nebula. It is one of the brightest nebulae in the night sky, and is visible in both the northern and southern hemispheres. The Eagle Nebula is a large cloud of gas and dust where new stars are born. When you take a look at the wispy glow of this nebula through an astronomical telescope or binoculars, you are witnessing a stellar object that is approximately 7000 light-years away.
Total of 9 hrs of Narrowband data (3hrs each of Sii, Ha, Oiii), from Telescope Live remote observatory in Almeria, Spain. Pre and Post processed in Pixinsight, and final tpuches in Paintshop Pro.
Dataset from which the image was processed
M16
6 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Emission Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI PL16083
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 274.7 Dec -13.8
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Northern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Spain
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................09 Jun 2021 - 25 Sept 2021
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SII | 600 | 3h | 18 |
| OIII | 600 | 3h | 18 |
| Halpha | 600 | 3h | 18 |