Wallpaper author:
Jan Scheers
25 Jun 2021
Eagle Nebula (M16) with CHI-6
SHO-image of M16 captured with CHI-6 (Officina Stellare RH200).
The Eagle Nebula (also known as M16) is a young open cluster of stars in the constellation Serpens.
Pro dataset curated by Nik Szymanek.
Total integration time 170 minutes
SHO 5:4:8 subs of 600s with each narrowband filter.
Dataset from which the image was processed
M16
2 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Emission Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI ML16200
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 274.79166 Dec -14.30278
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................06 May 2021 - 06 May 2021
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halpha | 400 | 40m | 6 |
| SII | 500 | 50m | 6 |
| OIII | 960 | 1h20m | 5 |