• NGC 6611, M16, or The Eagle Nebula in Serpens
    • The Eagle Nebula
    Annotated Eagle Nebula
  • NGC 6611, M16, an open star cluster and H-α emission nebula in Serpens.
  • Contained in M16, the nearly white Eagle Nebula, are the Pillars of Creation.
  • The larger nebulosity, IC 4703, is the Star Queen Nebula.
  • Another open cluster of tiny stars, Tr 32, is also visible.
  • Hover over the picture for an annotated version
  • Date:  12 July and 12 June 2026
  • FOV:  approximately 108' × 72'
  • Rotation:  0.000°
  • Telescope:  Stellarvue SVX102T + SFFX-1 (714mm, f/7)
  • Guiding:  ZWO ASI120MM mini mono guide camera,
  • SVBony SV165 Mini 40mm f/4 guide scope
  • Computer:  ASIair plus
  • Mount:  ZWO AM5
  • Camera:  ZWO ASI2600MC Pro Cooled (-10°C) Color CMOS with gain 100
  • Filter:  Optolong UV/IR cut, 11 July
  • Optolong L-Ultimate dual narrowband, 12 July
  • Frames:11 July 1152 × 300 seconds × 100 gain,
  • 12 July 1237 × 300 seconds × 100 gain
  • Total Time:  7 hours 25 minutes
  • Processing:  Pixinsight
  • preprocessing → UVIRx52 and L-Ultimatex37
  • L-Ult:  MGC, DBE, SPCC, BXT, NXT, StarXT → LinearL-Ult
  • MStr, MAS, GHS, HST,
  • PixelMath MStr + MAS + GHS + HST,
  • CurvesTransformation → Starless
  • UVIR:  MGC, DBE, SPCC, BXT, NXT, MAS → LinearStars
  • MultiscaleAdaptiveStretch, Sat → Stars
  • PixelMath ScreenBlend(Stars, Starless), DynCrop/Scale
  • Location:  Darling Hill Observatory near Vesper, NY