Messier 16 - Eagle Nebula

 Posted: Sep 12th, 2026
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Technical Info
Telescope/Lens: Celestron Origin
Camera: Starvis 2 IMX678
Mount: Celestron NexStar Evolution
Guide Scope: Celestron StarSense Autoguider
Software: Siril
Exposure:
248 x 45" ISO/Gain: 500
Blue, Bortle 3 zone:
 Masterton, New Zealand
3 h 6 m
3
Resolution: 1611x1158 px
Scale: 344 KB

Messier 16 – Eagle Nebula

248 subs at 45 seconds each – 500 ISO, Bortle 2 – 3

Total Data: 3 Hours

Taken with Celestron Origin. Clear filter.

West Taratahi Hall, Chester Rd, Masterton, NZ.

Wednesday 9th September 2026

Stacked and processed in Siril

The Eagle Nebula is a young open cluster of stars in the constellation of Serpens. Alternatively, it is catalogued as Messier 16, M16, or NGC 6611, and sometimes referred to as the Star Queen Nebula. This cluster discovered by Jean-Philippe de Cheseaux in 1745–46.

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