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The Eagle Nebula
Messier Catalogue #16

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DESCRIPTION
Located 7,000 light years away in the constellation Serpens Cauda, a great cloud of interstellar gas and dust has entered a vivid process of star formation.


Constellation: Serpens Cauda - Distance: 7,000 Light Years
RA: 15h 19m 00s - DEC: -13d 46m 57s - Magnitude: 6.4 - Apparent Size: 35'
Date Taken: 6-25-03
Telescope: Meade LX200 GPS 8" F6.7
Camera: SBIG ST2000XM
Filter: IDAS LPS
Guider: Borg 76ED w/STV Deluxe

Flat and dark frame calabration in CCDSoftV5. RGB channels combined in Maxim DL. S-Spline Pro used for RGB resize. Photoshop and Grain Surgery Pro used for bluring, sharpening and LRGB combine.

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