Wallpaper author:
Alan Daly
13 Jun 2023
M16 Eagle Nebula v2
Increased FITS images processed from 18 to 53 for this version. Allowed for greater detail especially in the "Pillars of Creation" (see second image).
Dataset from which the image was processed
M16
4 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Emission Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................QHY 600M
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 274.6879 Dec -13.7919
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................10 Jun 2023 - 18 Oct 2024
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halpha | 791 | 4h50m | 22 |
| Luminance | 29 | 10m | 21 |
| Red | 43 | 15m | 21 |
| Green | 46 | 16m | 21 |
| Blue | 43 | 15m | 21 |