Object #21 – M16
M16 - Open cluster/Emission Nebula in Serpens | Object # 21 | Object Name:M16 | |
| Other Names:NGC 6611, Eagle Nebula | ||
| RA:18:18:48.00 | Dec:-13:48:24.00 | |
| Constellation:Serpens | Season:Summer | |
| Magnitude:4.2 | Type:Open cluster with associated nebulocity | |
| Description: This nice open cluster shows up as a fuzzy blob in binoculars and resolves into individual stars in a telescope. The cluster is just below what is visible from my urban location. The nebulocity which forms the Eagle Nebula was not visible in binoculars or telescope. |
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| BINOCULAR | TELESCOPE | |
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