M16 - Emission nebula in Sagittarius
M16
  • Description: Emission nebula with embedded open cluster in Sagittarius. AKA NGC6611. This was taken using a dry-ice camera, a challenging task to bring dry ice to Texas from Calgary!

  • Camera: Canda Technologies dry-ice camera
  • Scope: 8" f6 Newtonian
  • Film: Kodak Royal Gold 400 print film
  • Filter: Lumicon Deep Sky filter
  • Exposure: 45 minutes, manually guided
  • Location: Fort Davis area, Texas, USA.
  • Date: April 1992
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