M16: The Eagle Nebula

noirlab_noao-m16lofquist June 7th, 2014

Credit: KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/Bill Lofquist/Adam Block

M16, commonly known as the Eagle Nebula, is an emission region of molecular hydrogen gas being illuminated by a young cluster of stars about 7000 lightyears away from us. The large pillar in the image is about 9 lightyears in length. This nebula is where the famous Pillars of Creation images come from. This image was taken as part of Advanced Observing Program (AOP) program at Kitt Peak Visitor Center during 2014.

Provider: NOIRLab

Image Source: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noao-m16lofquist/

Curator: NSF's NOIRLab, Tucson, AZ, USA

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Details

Image Type: Observation
Object Name: M16

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 18h 18m 50.4s; DEC = -13° 49’ 38.8”
Orientation: North is 0.7° CW
Field of View: 12.2 x 8.0 arcminutes
Constellation: Serpens

Color Mapping

Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
KPNO-VC-0.5m (Other CCD)	Optical (Broad Band)	555.0 nm
KPNO-VC-0.5m (Other CCD)	Optical (B)	438.0 nm
KPNO-VC-0.5m (Other CCD)	Optical (G)	475.0 nm
KPNO-VC-0.5m (Other CCD)	Optical (R)	625.0 nm

ID: noao-m16lofquist
Subject Category
Subject Name: M16
Credits: KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/Bill Lofquist/Adam Block

Release Date: 2014-06-07T08:49:03
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Reference Url: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noao-m16lofquist/

Type: Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes

Facility: Visitor Center 0.5-meter Telescope, Visitor Center 0.5-meter Telescope, Visitor Center 0.5-meter Telescope, Visitor Center 0.5-meter Telescope
Instrument: Other CCD, Other CCD, Other CCD, Other CCD
Color Assignment: Luminosity, Blue, Green, Red

Band: Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass: Broad Band, B, G, R
Central Wavelength: 555, 438, 475, 625

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Integration Time
Dataset ID: None, None, None, None
Notes

Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: J2000
Reference Value: 274.709929575, -13.8274446142
Reference Dimension: 2151.0, 1416.0

Reference Pixel: 1354.15753174, 1139.8006835
Scale: -9.41600318143e-05, 9.47041406872e-05
Rotation: -0.72978950366371
Coordinate System Projection:: TAN

Quality: Full
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Notes

Creator (Curator): NSF's NOIRLab
URL: https://noirlab.edu
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Email

Telephone
Address: 950 North Cherry Ave.
City: Tucson
State/Province: AZ

Postal Code: 85719
Country: USA
Rights: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Publisher: NSF's NOIRLab
Publisher ID: noirlab
Resource ID: noao-m16lofquist

Resource URL: http://noirlab.edu/public/media/archives/images/original/noao-m16lofquist.tif
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Metadata Date: 2021-08-30T17:41:46+02:00
Metadata Version: 1.1

Detailed color mapping information coming soon...

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