Digitized sky survey image of the Eagle Nebula

This image is a colour composite of the Eagle Nebula (M 16) made from exposures from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2). The field of view is approximatelly 3.8 x 3.3 degrees.

Credit:

ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgment: Davide De Martin.

Over de afbeelding

Id:eso0926b
Type:Observatie
Publicatiedatum:27 juli 2010 10:55
Gerelateerde berichten:eso0926
Grootte:13749 x 11772 px

Over het object

Naam:Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS 2), Eagle Nebula, M 16, Messier 16
Type:Milky Way : Nebula : Appearance : Emission
Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Star Formation
Afstand:7000 lichtjaren
Constellation:Serpens Cauda
Categorie:Nebulae
Stars

Afbeeldingstypen

Grote JPEG
47,5 MB

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Coordinates

Position (RA):18 18 48.00
Position (Dec):-13° 48' 25.07"
Field of view:230.73 x 197.55 arcminutes
Orientation:North is 5.7° left of vertical

Kleuren & filters

BandTelescoop
Optisch
B
Digitized Sky Survey 2
Infrarood
I
Digitized Sky Survey 2