NGC 6611 in Serpens Cauda

M16 (Eagle Nebula)       Star Cluster with Nebula

Kitt Peak National Observatory

Image Credits: Fred Calvert / Adam Block / KPNO /AURA / NSF

June 14, 2002

 Image Position: RA: 18h 18.971m   Dec: - 13 deg  50.147'        Magnitude 6.5       Distance: 7000 light years

Meade LX200 16 inch Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope, f/10        CCD: SBIG ST8E w AO-7 Adaptive Optics System

Exposure: LRGB   Luminance (Red) = 45 minutes (binned 1 X 1)   Red = 12 minutes (binned 2 X 2)   Green = 12 minutes (binned 2 X 2)

                                                                                       Blue = 24 minutes (binned 2 X 2)

Image Processing:    Maxim DL    Mira AP   Adobe Photoshop

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