Helena Observatory,   North Alton, NS

M-16, The Eagle Nebula

06-Jun-2026 08:06 ADT 06-Jun-2026 11:06 UTC

We are moving! In preparation for that, observations, both meteorological and astronomical, will be discontinued.
They will resume once we have settled in at the new location in Tupperville, likely in July.


M-16, The Eagle Nebula, 14-Jul-2013

Scope: Orion 200mm Astrograph, f/4
Mount: HEQ5
Guiding: KWIQ/QHY5 / PHD
Imaging Camera: Atik 383L+
Filters: Astrodon LRGB
Frames: 5 @ 5m0s each of LRGB
Total Exposure: 100m
Processing: DSS, PixInsight
Distance: 7 kly
Astrobin link
 
First good picture with the Atik camera.
Reprocessed 2013-07-26