The Eagle Nebula (M16)

Image of the Eagle Nebula
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 120 arcminutes across.
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From Fairfield , the Eagle Nebula is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:33 (EDT), 32° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:50, 35° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:44, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.

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Name The Eagle Nebula (M16)
Object type Open cluster
Other names
The Eagle Nebula
The Star Queen Nebula
M16[1]
NGC 6611[3]
Cr 375[4]
Mel 198[5]
LBN 67[6]
Position
Right ascension:18h18m [3]
Declination:−13°48' [3]
Constellation:Serpens Cauda
Magnitude:6.00 (V) [5]
6.58 (B) [3]
Distance:1.8 kpc
5.9 klyr [2]
B-V Color (mag):0.58
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-5.28
Visibility from Fairfield

All times shown in Fairfield local time.

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41.14°N
73.26°W
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