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Eagle Nebula M16

M16

The Eagle Nebula (catalogued as Messier 16 or M16, and as NGC 6611, and also known as the Star Queen Nebula and The Spire) is a young open cluster of stars in the constellation Serpens,

Backyard image in Gilbert, Arizona  with a 16″ Meade LX200 @ f6.3 and ZWO ASI071 MC Pro,

OPT Triad Filter, 1400 S. cooled to -13C 10/3/2019

Acquired with Sharpcap Pro 3.2 and stacked in Maxim DL  and adjusted with Photoshop.

To see the HST image click on  Hubble M16

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