Eagle (M16) and Omega (M17) Nebulae
Northern Sagittarius contains a number of bright emission nebulae.
Technical Details
- Object: Eagle and Omega Nebulae
- Object Type: Bright Nebulae
- Other Names: Eagle (M16) and Omega (M17)
- Date/Time: 2010 May 08 at 07:59 UTC
- Location: Bifrost Astronomical Observatory, Portal, AZ
- Telescope: Nikkor 180mm F/2.8 Lens
- Mount: Astro-Physics 1200GTO
- Camera: Nikon D300
- Exposure: 4 x 240s, f/2.8, ISO 800
- File Name: NGC6242-01w.jpg
- Processing: Stack of 4 Images, Curves, Unsharp Mask (Photoshop CS5)
- Original Image Size: 2848 x 4288 pixels (12.2 MP); 9.5" x 14.3" @ 300 dpi
- Rights: Copyright 2010 by Fred Espenak. All Rights Reserved. See: Image Licensing.