M16 - Eagle Nebula (Close-Up)
  

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Object Type: Open Cluster, Emission Nebula
Constellation: Serpens
Magnitude:
6.4
Size:
35'

Equipment: Meade 14" LX200R/STL-11000M/Astrodon RGB filters/Paramount ME
F-ratio: f/9.5
Exposure:
RRGB: R 8 x 9 minutes, binned 2x2: G 8 x 4 minutes: B 8 x 4 minutes: GB binned 3x3
Date:
August 25, 2006
Location:
Landers, California, USA
Technical Notes:
Individual exposures were obtained using CCDAutoPilot2 and then sigma combined. The RGB image was created in Registar 1.0. A high-pass filter of 8 pixels was selectively applied to the bright portions of the luminance image.

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