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M16 -- EAGLE NEBULA

Object

Type                      Open Cluster

Constellation            Serpens

Distance                 7000 light years

Magnitude               6.4

Size                       7 arc-min

Image

Date                       2006-07-24

Place                      RMCC

Exposure Data          LHaRGB  15:10:15:15:15 mins @ -10C

                             Lum 15x1, R 3x5, G 3x5, B 3x5, Ha 2x5

Notes                    

Equipment

Optics                    Takahashi FSQ-106

Focal Length            530 mm @f/5

Mount                     Takahashi NJP

Camera                   SBIG ST-10XME

Focuser                  Robo-Focus

Filters                     CFW-10, Astrodon LRGB, H-Alpha

Software                 TheSky6, CCDSoft, Maxim DL, PhotoShop CS