Eagle Nebula (M16) in Halpha

EagleNebulaHalpha EagleNebulaHalpha

Technical Data

Acquisition site Buenos Aires City, Argentina
Acquisition date • 07-07-2016 (14 subframes)
• 02-08-2016 (10 subframes)
• 10-08-2016 (13 subframes)
• 22-08-2016 (12 subframes)
• 23-08-2016 (17 subframes)
Instrument Newton GSO F4 200 with GPU coma corrector.
Mount Sky-Watcher NEQ6, managed by EQmod
Guide Off-Axis, with Lodestar camera
Camera Modified Canon 600D/T3i
No IR Filter (Full Spectrum mod, using Astronomik MC Clear)
Refrigerated (regulated temperature)
Camera sensor temperature 0°C (on-sensor measured and regulated)
Filter Astronomik Clip Hα (6 nm)
Integration 66 x 10 minutes subframes - ISO 800
Total integration time: 11 hs
Calibration 49 flats, 400 bias, 84 darks.
Resolution 1.1 arcsec/pixel
787 mm actual focal, 4.2 um x 4.2 um pixels
Native size 5202 x 3465 pixels
Cropped size 4774 x 3362 pixels
FOV 87.5’ x 61.6
Image center coordinates • RA: RA 18h 18m 54.8s
• Dec: -13° 47' 37.0"
• Rotation: 4°
Process PixInsight 1.8