Wallpaper author:
Rodney Hughes
17 May 2026
M16 Eagle Nebula
The M16 Eagle Nebula is an active star formation region in the constellation Serpens that was processed in PixInsight as an SHO image. Resolution is 0.62 arcsec/pixel.
Dataset from which the image was processed
M16
13 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............................................................................................................................16 Oct 2019 - 08 Oct 2022
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| OIII | 673 | 18h20m | 98 |
| Halpha | 655 | 17h50m | 98 |
| SII | 471 | 12h50m | 98 |