M16 (NGC 6611) and IC 4703 - Eagle Nebula

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Description

Open Star Cluster embedded in an Emission Nebula (Eagelnebel) in the constellation Serpent (Ser)

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Date

June, 17 & 23, 2006

Telescope

Vixen VC200L @f/6.5 (f=1300mm), Losmandy G11 mount, FS2 drive unit

CCD Camera

ST-2000XM at -15°C

Exposure

HA: 11x600s (1x1)

Localisation

Hofheim / Rhein-Main area and Observatory Hofheim-Langenhain

Conditions

 

Note

The single frames are sigma combined. The enlargement shows the center of the nebula.

Image Processing

Full calibration, pre-processing with MaxIm, final processing with Photoshop