Star cluster M16 and it's associated nebula IC4703 are located in the constellation Serpens, 7,000 LY from our Solar
System.  Only 5 million years old, this young system is estimated to be 15 LY across.  Also known as the Eagle Nebula,
this huge cloud of gas and dust is an active birth place of new stars.  These young energetic stars ionize the surrounding
Hydrogen gas, which causes it to emit light.



August 10, 2007
WO ZS 105mm f/7 Apo Refractor - Baader IR Filter
Canon Digital Rebel 300D / Modified (Hap Griffin)
120 Minute / 24x300s @ 800ASA
Manually guided on a 14" Meade LX200
Skyhawk Observatory, West Bend, WI
Rick Kazmierski