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The Eagle Nebula is a young open cluster of stars in the constellation of Serpens. Alternatively, it is catalogued as Messier 16, M16, or NGC 6611, and sometimes referred to as the Star Queen Nebula. This cluster discovered by Jean-Philippe de Cheseaux in 1745â46. Both the "Eagle" and the "Star Queen" refer to visual impressions of the dark silhouette near the center of the nebula, an area made famous as the "Pillars of Creation" imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope. The nebula contains several active star-forming gas and dust regions, including the aforementioned Pillars of Creation. The Eagle Nebula lies in the Sagittarius Arm of the Milky Way.
[Source: Wikipedia, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eagle_Nebula]
Total image time was 57 minutes.
The Eagle Nebula is a young open cluster of stars in the constellation of Serpens. Alternatively, it is catalogued as Messier 16, M16, or NGC 6611, and sometimes referred to as the Star Queen Nebula. This cluster discovered by Jean-Philippe de Cheseaux in 1745â46. Both the "Eagle" and the "Star Queen" refer to visual impressions of the dark silhouette near the center of the nebula, an area made famous as the "Pillars of Creation" imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope. The nebula contains several active star-forming gas and dust regions, including the aforementioned Pillars of Creation. The Eagle Nebula lies in the Sagittarius Arm of the Milky Way.
[Source: Wikipedia, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eagle_Nebula]
Total image time was 57 minutes.
| Moon Phase | Waning Crescent | ||
| Camera | Seestar S50 Pro (4K Sony IMX585 sensor) | ||
| Optics | 260 mm focal length, f/5.2, 50 mm aperture | ||
| Filter | LP | ||
| Binning | 1x1 | ||
| Stacking | StackingWizard, 57 frames | ||
| Date | 2026-09-07 | ||
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