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Captured on 2 July 2026 using a Seestar S50, this image combines 1,264 individual 20-second exposures, a total integration time of 7 hours, 1 minute and 20 seconds. Image processed in Siril software using RC Astro tools.

Located approximately 7,000 light-years from Earth in the constellation Serpens, M16 is a cloud of predominantly hydrogen gas ionised by intense ultraviolet radiation from hot, young stars. The nebula is an active region of star formation associated with the young open star cluster NGC 6611.

At its heart are the famous Pillars of Creation, enormous columns of dense molecular gas and dust several light-years in length.

Spanning roughly 70 light-years, the Eagle Nebula provides a spectacular view of the physical processes that shape stellar nurseries and drive the formation of new generations of stars

🌌 M8 – The Lagoon Nebula
📍 Distance: ~5,000 light-years
🔭 Captured last night from Mount Annan using my Seestar S50 in mosaic mode, combining 587 individual exposures of 20 seconds each, a total integration time of 3 hours and 15 minutes.

⭐ A vast stellar nursery where new stars are actively forming
🌠 Over 100 light-years across
🔭 Located in Sagittarius, near the heart of the Milky Way.
💻 Data processed using Siril software.