| Name: | Messier 16 |
| Other names: | Eagle Nebula |
| Description: | Open Cluster |
| Ascension: | 18 : 18.8 |
| Declanation: | -13 : 47 |
| Apparent diameter: | 7 (arc min) |
| Constellation: | Serpens |
| Magnitude: | 6.4 |
| Distance: | 7000 light years |
| Equipment: | Meade ETX90+Modified toucam f-0.3 |
| Date / Time UTC: | 22 july 2004 20:30 |
| Stacked : | 59 of 264 |
| Exposure time: | 30 s |
| Location: | Greece, Thassos |
| Other info: | A deeper insight in the star formation process could be obtained from the HST images of M16, published in November 1995
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