The Eagle Nebula (Messier 16, also the Star Queen Nebula) is in the constellation Serpens, is about 5,700 light years away. It attracts interest because it contains several areas of gas and dust in which stars are being born. It was introduced to the lay public (me included) by the Hubble's Space Telescopes of the area that has come to be known as the Pillars of Creation, an active area of star formation.

I gathered 25 exposures, each 60 seconds long, f 8.0, ISO 1600, 380mm from a site at 7,350 feet elevation west of Boulder, CO. The exposures were composited in Starry Sky Stacker and processed the composite in Photoshop.

My previous post shows this nebula but was taken at 100 mm to show the area of the Milky Way where the nebula can be seen.

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Make:	Canon
Model:	Canon EOS Rebel T7i
Exposure:	60
Aperture:	f/8.0
ISO Speed:	1600
Focal Length:	380 mm
Lens:	Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM