M16 & M17
Small Sagittarius Star Cloud Region of the Milky Way
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| Other names: |
NGC 6604 (tiny star cluster and nebulosity near top), M16 (Eagle/Star Queen Nebula, contains NGC 6611, IC 4703), M17 (Swan/Omega/Lobster Nebula, contains NGC 6618, Sh2-45, nearby are IC 4706, IC 4707), M18 (NGC 6613), M24, M25, NGC 6589 (nebulosity near bottom of image; contains NGC 6590, NGC 6595, IC 1283, IC 1284, IC 4000) |
| Optics: |
Canon EF 200mm f/2.8L II lens at f/4.5 — photo of setup |
| Mount: |
Losmandy GM-8 w/Gemini on Meade Standard Field Tripod |
| Camera: |
Canon EOS 5D Mark II [ unmodified ] |
| Exposure: |
40 minutes [ 8 x 5 minutes ] at ISO 1600 |
| Accessories: |
Autoguided with Orion StarShoot Autoguider and Stellarvue SV80S at f/6 |
| Location: |
Mt. Pinos, CA |
| Date |
July 25, 2009 |
| Notes: |
Processing: Image acquisition with Canon EOS Utility. Image calibration, align, and combine in ImagesPlus 3.75. Levels, curves, noise smoothing (Noel Carboni's PS Tools), selective sharpening, crop, and resize in Photoshop.
10 dark frames, no flat frames. This view is cropped slightly. Ambient temperature was between 52-56°F during the imaging session.
Click the image for a larger version (1800 x 1200, ~3.6 MB).
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