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Eagle Nebula RRGB

The Eagle Nebula (M16, NGC 6611) is a young open cluster of stars in the constellation SerpensT and is approximately 7000 light years away from us. The "Ea...
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The Eagle Nebula (M16, NGC 6611) is a young open cluster of stars in the constellation SerpensT and is approximately 7000 light years away from us. The "Eagle" refers to the visual impressions of the dark silhouette near the center of the nebula, an area made famous as the "Pillars of Creation" photographed by the Hubble Space Telescope. The nebula contains several active star-forming gas and dust regions, including the Pillars of Creation.

The Technical stuff:

Light Frames: 200 x 20 seconds (A little more than an hour exposure time)
Dark Frames: 23

Processed in Deep Sky Stacker, Fits Liberator and Photoshop CS2 (RRGB Method)

Optics: Orion Mini Guide Scope as main OTA.
Camera: Orion All In One at prime focus.
Mount: Celestron LCM Alt-Az on DIY Equatorial wedge.
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