M16 - Eagle Nebula

M16 is about 7,000 light-years away from our sun. It has an magnitude of 6.4 m. The Eagle Nebula is an emission nebula (type H II) which forms an open cluster. It consists primarily of hydrogen, which could join together due to the low temperature hydrogen molecules. The 20 light years wide nebula contains dust pillars that are up to 9.5 light years in length and at the tip of new stars. The opacity of the fog comes about through silicate and carbon particles. The mean age of the stars is about 800,000 years. Some stars are very young, the age of the youngest stars is estimated to 50,000 years. Details: 48x300s Subframes AZ-EQ6 Skywatcher Canon 600D(a) Guiding with MGen Autoguider + OAG Processing: Deep Sky Stacker, Fitswork, Photoshop CS6 Larger Version and better Quality: http://www.astrobin.com/56383/