OBJECT:
M16 - The Eagle Nebula
DATE/LOC:
07/05/02 - Mansfield, GA
EQUIPMENT:
C11 @ ƒ6, ST-8E, AO-7
EXPOSURE:
LRGB (40 : 10 : 10 : 15)
DESCRIPTION:
The Eagle Nebula is located in Serpens and made up of gigantic columns of cool hydrogen gas and dust clouds. The cloud is illuminated by intense ultraviolet light from new stars formed in the region.

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NGC3628 - 03/19/04


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