Wallpaper author:
Dominic Gareau
15 May 2024
Messier 16
Eagle Nebula featuring the Pillars of Creation. Processed in Pixinsight and Photoshop using the Foraxx color palette.
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 |