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Observations of the Eagle Nebula (M16)

Other names The Star Queen Nebula
NGC 6611
Cr 375
Mel 198
LBN 67

Object type Open cluster

RA 18h18m

Declination 13°48' S

Constellation Serpens Cauda

Further information

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4 
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M16
Paul Whitmarsh
Obs 2025 Feb 27 – 04:33 UTC
Upload 2025 Mar 11 – 22:26 UTC

8 
0 
M16 The Eagle Nebula
Alan Thomas
Obs 2024 Jul 15 – 21:52 UTC
Upload 2024 Dec 15 – 14:46 UTC

7 
0 
M16
Luigi Morrone
Obs 2024 May 01
Upload 2024 Oct 27 – 13:06 UTC

6 
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M16 Eagle Nebula
Luigi Morrone
Obs 2021 Oct 01
Upload 2024 Aug 15 – 07:30 UTC

1 
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M16 eagle nebula
Brian Scott
Obs 2024 Jul 10 – 23:10 UTC
Upload 2024 Jul 11 – 20:11 UTC

4 
0 
M16 Eagle nebula LRGB
Graham Winstanley
Obs 2024 Jul 07 – 00:30 UTC
Upload 2024 Jul 09 – 10:32 UTC

3 
0 
M16 Eagle nebula, Pill...
Carl Frederick Hansen
Obs 2024 Jun 09 – 02:00 UTC
Upload 2024 Jun 09 – 15:35 UTC

3 
0 
M16 and Eagle nebula
Peter Tickner
Obs 2024 Apr 29 – 02:00 UTC
Upload 2024 May 02 – 00:36 UTC

4 
0 
M16 Eagle Nebula in na...
Mike Greenhill-Hooper
Obs 2023 Aug 08 – 22:00 UTC
Upload 2023 Aug 13 – 15:03 UTC

2 
0 
Eagle nebula in H alph...
Kevin Gurney
Obs 2023 Jul 20 – 23:41 UTC
Upload 2023 Aug 07 – 18:41 UTC

4 
0 
The Eagle and the pill...
Peter Tickner
Obs 2023 May 17 – 00:10 UTC
Upload 2023 May 17 – 16:15 UTC

8 
0 
M16 Eagle nebula
Graham Winstanley
Obs 2020 May 27
Upload 2023 Mar 09 – 20:16 UTC

2 
0 
M16 (Eagle Nebula) NGC...
Ivan Walton
Obs 2023 Feb 28 – 05:06 UTC
Upload 2023 Mar 04 – 12:04 UTC

0 
0 
M16
Paul Whitmarsh
Obs 2022 Aug 19 – 23:00 UTC
Upload 2022 Aug 26 – 21:33 UTC

4 
0 
M16 - Eagle Nebula
Mark Fairfax
Obs 2022 Jul 15 – 23:53 UTC
Upload 2022 Jul 16 – 11:12 UTC

3 
2 
M16 Open Cluster &...
Alan Thomas
Obs 2022 Jul 10 – 22:30 UTC
Upload 2022 Jul 11 – 10:30 UTC

3 
0 
M16 The Eagle Nebula
David Strange
Obs 2022 Jun 20 – 23:39 UTC
Upload 2022 Jun 21 – 22:32 UTC

2 
0 
M16 Eagle Nebula (NGC ...
Ivan Walton
Obs 2022 May 01 – 04:32 UTC
Upload 2022 Jun 04 – 11:23 UTC

0 
0 
Omega&Eagle
Matt Williams
Obs 2021 May 17 – 19:28 UTC
Upload 2022 Feb 19 – 21:22 UTC

4 
0 
M16
Mattia Piccoli
Obs 2021 Jul 30 – 23:38 UTC
Upload 2021 Aug 09 – 12:56 UTC

8 
0 
Around M16 & M17
Paul Whitmarsh
Obs 2021 Jul 16 – 22:27 UTC
Upload 2021 Jul 19 – 22:33 UTC

3 
0 
M16 - The Eagle Nebula
Callum Wingrove
Obs 2021 Jun 14 – 00:40 UTC
Upload 2021 Jul 10 – 18:31 UTC

4 
0 
The Eagle nebula
Mr Andrew Jeffries
Obs 2021 Jun 13 – 02:30 UTC
Upload 2021 Jul 01 – 20:35 UTC

19 
0 
Pillars of Creation
Martina McGovern
Obs 2021 May 10 – 23:30 UTC
Upload 2021 Jun 17 – 17:56 UTC

4 
0 
Wide Field Summer Nebu...
Callum Wingrove
Obs 2021 Jun 12 – 01:10 UTC
Upload 2021 Jun 14 – 15:59 UTC

1 
0 
M16 - The Eagle Nebula
David Strange
Obs 2021 Jun 13 – 11:56 UTC
Upload 2021 Jun 13 – 11:56 UTC

7 
0 
The Eagle Nebula in Se...
Peter Hannah
Obs 2019 Aug 16 – 15:50 UTC
Upload 2020 Aug 18 – 16:02 UTC

8 
0 
Summer solstice M16
Graham Winstanley
Obs 2020 Jun 20 – 23:00 UTC
Upload 2020 Jun 29 – 21:54 UTC

7 
0 
M16 The Eagle Nebula
Callum Wingrove
Obs 2020 May 30 – 01:00 UTC
Upload 2020 Jun 01 – 14:29 UTC

10 
0 
M16 The Eagle Nebula
Nik Szymanek
Obs 2020 Apr 22 – 05:03 UTC
Upload 2020 Apr 22 – 20:05 UTC

0 
0 
Messier 16
Geof Lewis
Obs 2019 Aug 25 – 22:00 UTC
Upload 2019 Nov 03 – 15:51 UTC

0 
0 
Messier 16
Geof Lewis
Obs 2019 Aug 25 – 22:00 UTC
Upload 2019 Nov 03 – 15:51 UTC

7 
0 
M16 Eagle Nebula (LRGB...
Geof Lewis
Obs 2019 Aug 25 – 22:38 UTC
Upload 2019 Nov 03 – 12:44 UTC

5 
0 
M16 with 8 inch telesc...
Len Adam
Obs 2019 Jul 29 – 21:23 UTC
Upload 2019 Aug 17 – 16:00 UTC

6 
0 
Untitled
Ella Bryant
Obs 2019 Jul 07 – 23:11 UTC
Upload 2019 Jul 18 – 10:17 UTC

7 
0 
Pillars of Creation
Callum Wingrove
Obs 2019 Jun 30
Upload 2019 Jul 10 – 22:12 UTC

9 
0 
The Eagle Nebula
Callum Wingrove
Obs 2019 Jun 29 – 23:50 UTC
Upload 2019 Jul 04 – 20:55 UTC

0 
0 
Messier 16
Nik Szymanek
Obs 2019 Jun 17 – 23:01 UTC
Upload 2019 Jun 29 – 08:02 UTC

6 
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Messier 16
Nik Szymanek
Obs 2019 Jun 17 – 23:01 UTC
Upload 2019 Jun 29 – 08:02 UTC

10 
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M16 The Eagle Nebula
Nik Szymanek
Obs 2019 Jun 17 – 23:01 UTC
Upload 2019 Jun 25 – 14:06 UTC
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