Wallpaper author:
John Ebersole
08 Jan 2026
M16 Widefield
A widefield view of the Eagle Nebula, M16, in an HST palette.
Dataset from which the image was processed
M16
9 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Emission Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI PL16803
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 274.7 Dec -13.8
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................29 Mar 2020 - 11 May 2021
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halpha | 314 | 3h40m | 42 |
| SII | 271 | 3h10m | 42 |
| OIII | 314 | 3h40m | 42 |