View Observations | Add Observations
Help | Discussion | Acknowledgements


Observations of object "M16 (Eagle Nebula)":

M16 (Eagle Nebula) (Open Cluster, in Serpens)
Observer: Joe Caggiano (e-mail: jcaggiano@mindspring.com, web: http://home.mindspring.com/~jcaggiano/)
Instrument: 6-inch equatorial reflector   Location: Glenside, Pa, USA
Light pollution: moderate   Transparency: good   Seeing: good
Time: Sat Jun 17 05:30:00 2006 UT   Obs. no.: 1543

Got my first really good night of observing in a long long while. No clouds, little turbulence and mostly dark. I tried for "nebula row" in Sagittarius. Using the very top star that forms the "Tea Kettle" I decided to try on the most northern nebula in the area, M16. Using a 25mm eyepiece and an Orion UHC (nebula) filter I spotted it about 12 NNW of Kaus Borealis. It was readily apparent as a hazy "checkmark" shaped cloud, despite heavier light pollution to the southern hemisphere. It appeared about a quarter as bright as Orion's M42. Viewed at 30x with the eyepiece and filter and then at 71x with the binoviewer and filter. I used the "blinking" technique also to see how useful the UHC filter was. By unthreading it and holding it to my eye, I moved it in and out of view in front of the eyepiece. The difference is considerable and I am not sure I would have found it as deep as I did in the southern sky wihout the filter. The nebula is listed at 6.0 magnitude.

M16 (Eagle Nebula) (Open Cluster, in Serpens, Est. RaDec 18h 19m, -13.47)
Observer: Alan Shaffer (e-mail: milkyway@gte.net, web: http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/3693/)
Instrument: 25-inch Dobsonian reflector   Location: Mt. Pinos, California, US
Light pollution: none   Transparency: excellent   Seeing: excellent
Time: Sat Jun 7 10:00:00 1997 UT   Obs. no.: 145

The Eagle Nebula. Observed for only a short time, but was very beautiful. For some reason, I could not find it easily. A friend finally found it in the 25 and was blown away. Nebulas filter use is unknown. At medium power, the nebula is a strange shape. Was able to easily see the dark dust lane in the central region. A beautiful object.

Sort by: Observation time    Upload time   
Sort order: Forward    Reverse   
Object:
Type of object:
Constellation:
Observer:



View Observations | Add Observations
Help | Discussion | Acknowledgements

Questions? Problems? E-mail jbc@west.net

dObjects Object database created with dObjects     Pixelsight Logo created with Pixelsight