Flickr-Eagle_Nebula-Edit-August 06, 2020

Eagle Nebula (M16), 07/26/2020

 

Man have the skies been clear a lot lately! Prepare for a bunch of images once I get a chance to process them all. First time that has been an issue for me in the PNW.

This is the Eagle Nebula, an object I have shot before on different equipment. The Eagle Nebula is a 5.5 million-year-old cloud of molecular hydrogen gas and dust stretching approximately 70 light years by 55 light years. It lies about 6,500 light-years away. The “Eagle” itself in the center is the famous Hubble image, “The Pillars of Creation”. Its good to have goals. LOL

 

Equipment:

RASA 8

CGEM-dx mount

ZWO ASI294MC-Pro

ZWO Asiair Pro

Optolong L-eHhance filter

 

Details:

Location – My back yard in Tacoma WA

Bortle Class 8

Gain 120

64 180-second Lights

60 Darks

60 Bias

60 Flats

Astro Pixel Processor

Lightroom

Photoshop

 

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Done