M16 The Eagle Nebula
The Eagle Nebula some 7000 light years distant is a star forming region in the constellation Serpens. This emission nebula includes the "Pillars of Creation," an early triumph of the Hubble Space Telescope program. My image emphasizes the reddish glow of hydrogen dust. Because M16 is relatively low in the sky It took me a full month to get two good nights of imaging during the 90 minute window between the time the nebula clears my roof and descends into the trees.
Tech Stuff: RGB-HA image. Borg 71FL with 2X TV Powermate/ Ioptron CubePro 8200, guided. RGB: ZWO ASI 1600MC with IDAS LPS V4 filter 47 minutes captured 6/30/19. HA: QHY163Mono with Astronomik HA filter 41 minutes captured 7/27/19. All exposures 16 seconds captured with SharpCap LiveStacks; Processed with PixInsight. From my yard in Westchester County, NY, 10 miles north of New York City.
M16 The Eagle Nebula
The Eagle Nebula some 7000 light years distant is a star forming region in the constellation Serpens. This emission nebula includes the "Pillars of Creation," an early triumph of the Hubble Space Telescope program. My image emphasizes the reddish glow of hydrogen dust. Because M16 is relatively low in the sky It took me a full month to get two good nights of imaging during the 90 minute window between the time the nebula clears my roof and descends into the trees.
Tech Stuff: RGB-HA image. Borg 71FL with 2X TV Powermate/ Ioptron CubePro 8200, guided. RGB: ZWO ASI 1600MC with IDAS LPS V4 filter 47 minutes captured 6/30/19. HA: QHY163Mono with Astronomik HA filter 41 minutes captured 7/27/19. All exposures 16 seconds captured with SharpCap LiveStacks; Processed with PixInsight. From my yard in Westchester County, NY, 10 miles north of New York City.