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.
About the Image
| Id: | eso0926b |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 27 July 2010, 10:55 |
| Related releases: | eso0926 |
| Size: | 13749 x 11772 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS 2), Eagle Nebula, M 16, Messier 16 |
| Type: | Milky Way : Nebula : Appearance : Emission Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Star Formation |
| Distance: | 7000 light years |
| Constellation: | Serpens Cauda |
| Category: | Nebulae Stars |
Image Formats
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 |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
|---|---|
| Optical B | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
| Infrared I | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |