Pillars of Creation
M16 / IC 4703 · Eagle Nebula in Serpens · ~5,700 ly
These towering columns of cold gas and dust, the tallest about 4 light-years high, sit at the heart of the Eagle Nebula. Ultraviolet light from the nearby young cluster NGC 6611 is slowly eroding them away, while dense knots at their tips shelter newborn stars. First made famous by Hubble in 1995, they remain one of the most iconic sights in astronomy.
- Telescope
- CHI-1-CMOS
- Camera
- QHY 600M
- Location
- Chile
- Source
- Telescope Live
- Filters
- Ha / OIII / SII
- Exposure
- Ha 4h 50m · OIII 6h 05m · SII 5h 25m
- Total
- 16h 20m (196 subs)
- Coordinates
- RA 18h 18m 45.1s · Dec −13° 47′ 31″
- Observed
- 9 Jun 2023 – 13 Jul 2024
- Processing
- PixInsight, AstroWizard, Photoshop
- Processed by
- Johnathan Allison