| M16 or NGC6611
(Click Image for Cropped View) M16 is an 8th magnitude Open Cluster in the constellation of Serpens next to Ophiuchus with this cluster lying near Sagittarius. Through a telescope the cluster of stars is visible but little or no nebulosity can be seen. Long images on film or CCD show lots os nebulosity. The three central pillars were imaged by The Hubble Space Telescope and are referred to as the pillars of creation. You can see small stars that are emerging from the dust clouds. 55 stars make up this Open Stars Cluster lying 5,500 lights years from Earth. |
| Telescope / Lens | TEC 140mm APO F/7 Refractor |
| Mount Type | Astro-Physics AP1200 |
| Camera | SBIG ST8XME |
| Filters | Astrodon LRGB+HA |
| Film | CCD |
| Exposure | Total exposure time 115 minutes |
| Processing | CCDSoft & Photoshop CS2 |
| Date | June 20, 2007 |
| Location | June Mountain,
near Dexter, Oregon 122° 43.53 W 43° 48.41' N |
| Conditions | 3252' magnitude 6.0 Skies; Clear & Steady |