Eagle and Omega

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Another beautiful couple of nebulae are Eagle (M16, top) and Omega (M17, bottom). They are placed in the stars of the Milky Way.
In the lower-left corner there is the open cluster M25, while the cluster M18, not so much remarkable, is under M17. Above M16 there is a big and faint nebula: Sh2-54. On the lower border of the image there is the nebula IC1283 around a magnitude 8 star.
See also the shot with 500mm.
 

Technical Data
Optics	Photographical objective
Focal Lenght	200 mm
Focal Ratio	f/7
Exposure Time	25 min exposure
Film	Kodak E200
Developement sensibility	320 ISO
Location	Capanne di Cosola (AL, on the Appenninus, Italy) at 1500m
Date and time of exposure start	15 may 2002, 1.19 UT
Mount	Gemini G41
Tracking	ST4
Temperature and humidity	T=+7°C, RH=50%
Notes	-

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