the Eagle nebula (M16) with a DSLR from the alps! :)

...with his Pillars of Creation, M16 is a young open cluster of stars in the constellation Serpens, discovered by Jean-Philippe de Chéseaux in 1745–46. Both the "Eagle" and the "Star Queen" refer to 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.

this is about 45 shots in dual iso 1600-2500 with a CDS Canon 50D on a 130-910mm super-apo triplet. taken from Italian western alps (cugn di goria, colle di sampeyre, 2400m)

I've added about 1hour and half of 2015 shots on the stack, same place, same period, same ota, and i've apply my new personal workflow on processing that reduce noise, and that's the result :) 2 hours and 30 mins total exposure time

wiki:
en.wikipedia.org-wiki-Eagle_Nebula
en.wikipedia.org-wiki-Pillars_of_Creation
it.wikipedia.org-wiki-Nebulosa_Aquila
it.wikipedia.org-wiki-Pilastri_della_Creazione
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