M16 The Eagle Nebula

Data from NASA, Hubble Space Telescope, 2014

(Jefferson Airplane"

I haven't heard that song in like, forever. But that's what popped into my mind as I looked at the figures seeming to surround the glow of the sun as it reflected from one to the next, watching a spirit form rise into the morning sky...

Maybe because the shape and colors reminded me of the "Pillars of Creation" - the 'clouds' of interstellar gas and dust that Hubble took the famous photo of.. It's one of the places where stars are being born as the gasses and dust are compressed.. Or perhaps, gathered together again is a better word for it, because all that gas and dust came from somewhere..

The sense of scale and drama of this morning's formation doesn't translate well into pictures, so y'all will just have to bear with me for a while. This is high season for early morning cloud formations, and I love dawn at this time of year.

I took the infrared version and the optical version of the recently released Hubble Space Telescope image of the Pillars of Creation in the Eagle Nebula and took the lightest pixel of each image - you get a lot of the infrared stars here that you don't see in the optical version.

Finally, we've created a group for PoC. Here, you can check out any news and information about PoC!

Link to group: www.flickr.com/groups/pillarsofcreation/

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Pillars of Creation – Stars Forming in the Eagle Nebula

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The Pillars of Creation, 60 minutes of integration in SHO with Planewave CDK24 610/3962 f 6/5 telescope, QHY 600M Pro camera, are 12 shots of which in Ha 3x300 seconds, in OIII 5x300 seconds and in SII 4x300 seconds, processing with Pixinsight and Photoshop. All data and shots were captured with Telescope Live. The Pillars are three very dense structures of gas and dust located in the southeastern edge of the Eagle Nebula; They were created by the action of the stellar wind of the giant stars of the central open cluster. Their cataloguing follows the ascending Roman numerals, so the individual structures are called Column I, Column II, and Column III, proceeding from northeast to southwest. The morphology and ionized structure is well known thanks to the advent of space telescopes: the ionizing radiation coming from the stars of the cluster compresses the gases of the molecular clouds increasing their pressure at the surface, while a photoevaporating flow of ionized material is generated on the opposite side of the source of the stellar wind; This is the phenomenon responsible for the "pillar" structure of clouds.

The lower-density matter is the first to be swept away, while the denser core, further compressed due to the shock wave front, survives, resisting the force. However, near-infrared images show that the first two columns have a relatively sparse structure, concentrated by much denser cores that defend it from the disruptive action of the wind. To the southeast of the Pillars is another molecular nebula structure, cataloged as Column IV, located near a known Herbig-Haro object, HH 216.

The total mass of the dense areas of the three Pillars is estimated at 200 M☉. The ionizing stars in the columns are located 2 parsecs away from them.

I took the infrared version and the optical version of the recently released Hubble Space Telescope image of the Pillars of Creation in the Eagle Nebula and added the pixels of each image resulting in a blown-out-looking nebula.

I think… my final version of my favourite thing I’ve ever created, “Pillars of Creation”. It was an absolute joy to process this image and learn so much. #JamesWebbSpaceTelescope #NASA #Esa_Webb #M16

This a reprocessing of my Eagle nebula data, i wasn't very satisfied with the result that i obtained so i took another attempt, and in my opinion is a much better outcome.

Another target done from my bucket list, it's the M16 Eagle Nebula and the pillars of Creation, i used for this image the Hubble palette. For this palette Sulfur is mapped to Red, the Hydrogen Alpha is assigned to Green, and Oxygen to Blue.

Tecnosky SLD80mm (FL: 480mm) Apo Triplet Owl Series

ZWO ASI294MM Pro Cooled Camera

Tecnosky Flattener/Reducer 0.8X

ZWO EWF 7x36

Pegasus Astro Pocket Powerbox Advance

Pegasus Astro FocusCube 2

Antlia 3.5nm Ha Filter 36mm unmounted

Antlia 3.5nm SII Filter 36mm unmounted

Antlia 3.5nm OIII Filter 36mm unmounted

Skywatcher EQ6R-PRO

Integration:

- Ha 70x300s

- OIII 45x300s

- SII 45x300s

Calibration:

- Darks 40

- DarkFlats 40

- Flats 40

Shot over 15 nights from August 28 to September 09 2021 from my home balcony in Ragusa, Italy (Bortle 6)

Astrobin Full Res Link: www.astrobin.com/qr75aa/

I took the infrared version and the optical version of the recently released Hubble Space Telescope image of the Pillars of Creation in the Eagle Nebula and took the delta between each pixel resulting in a dark, psychedelic nebula.

Digital manipulated collage

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Narrowband image of Pillars of Creation in the Eagle Nebula taken in Portland Metro area.

D7500

ISO 3200

SkyWatcher EvoStar72ED DS-Pro 420mm f/5.8

iOptron SkyGuider Pro tracker

80 x 60 second lights

60 darks

61 flats

61 bias

Bortle 8

STC Astro Duo Narrowband clip-in filter

Set moon

Eagle Nebula (M16), 07/09/2020

We had a new moon and clear skies at the same time last weekend so there was no way I was passing up that opportunity. I hooked up the RV, kissed my wife goodbye, and headed to the hills to catch some photons! Things mostly went well, mostly. As I started to setup my gear at dusk, I realized I had forgotten a critical usb cable. This meant I needed to huck all the expensive equipment into the RV and run into town. This was a two-hour round trip to Wally World and back. Then re-setup the telescope and let it run into the wee hours of the night.

This is the Eagle Nebula, an object I have shot several times before, but this time I used a fancy light pollution filter. This filter makes it possible to process the data in a simulated Hubble Telescope color palette. Short explanation is that the filter separates the hydrogen-alpha (red) and the oxygen-III (blue) light-wavelengths into separate color channels during image processing.

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”.

Equipment:

RASA 8

iOptron GEM45

ZWO ASI294MC-Pro

ZWO Asiair Pro

Optolong L-eHhance filter

Details:

Location – Buck Creek Campground

Bortle Class 3

Gain 120

65 120-second Lights

60 Darks

60 Bias

60 Flats

Astro Pixel Processor

StarNet++

Lightroom

Photoshop

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I took the infrared version and the optical version of the recently released Hubble Space Telescope image of the Pillars of Creation in the Eagle Nebula and

I painted this when I was staying at Skip's place, surrounded and inspired by her glorious stained glass art. It's of course based on the famous Hubble Space Telescope photo of titanic pillars of cosmic dust sprouting embryonic stars. It's psychedelic in its way; the whole prismatic range of color is there, but it's a nocturne, a rare psychedelic nocturne. This photo doesn't do justice to the lush juicy glazes and dusty oranges.

I converted some of the previous "processed" M16 images to grayscale then combined them into an RGB image which came out far to magentaish.

From Hubble

This HOO palate image of the Eagle Nebula with the Pillars of Creation, was taken 2024-06-08 with just under 4 hours of exposure from my garden in Austin, Texas under Bortle 7 city skies.

WO RedCat 250/51mm telescope, L-Ultimate dual NB filter, ASI533 MC camera, ASIAIR Plus controller, SW AZ-EQ5 mount.

Processed in PixInsight, drizzle stacked 46 5' exposures then SPCC, RC-Astro Noise/Blur/StarXTerminator plugins, stretched, and Affinity Photo 2 final exp and crop.

30 min data and got clouded out!

I took the infrared version and the optical version of the recently released Hubble Space Telescope image of the Pillars of Creation in the Eagle Nebula and took the XOR of each pixel which resulted in a slightly psychedelic-looking nebula.

The Eagle Nebula M16 in Narrowband and Visible light.

I imaged this at F10 on my 8" SCT hoping that with the higher magnification I would get more detail in the pillars of creation... it's better then the one I've taken about 2 years ago using a f6.3 FR but it didn't come out as well as I hoped it would, the OIII and the SII data seemed to be very dim, so I had to push it more to bring out some nebulosity in that spectrum increasing the noise...

Image tech specs....

H-alpha: ISO400

7 x 1800s Subs

7 x 900s Subs

SII: ISO800

12 x 1800s subs

4 x 2700s subs

5 x 2160s subs

OIII: ISO640

4 x 1800s subs

6 x 2100s subs

5 x 1500s subs

RGB: ISO400

9 x 630s subs

7 x 350s subs

10 x 150s subs

Data captured across 7 nights in June and July 2015.

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With moon in sky, and "The Eagle" flying low over Los Angeles, this is a good way to capture.

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Experiment - process in yard while subs are being taken.

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Inspiration for this came from www.flickr.com/photos/above_the_horizon/9313330998

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Good reading about at: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sh2-49

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M16 Ha 600s x5 2x2 old BPM - in yard Cr G

This object includes the "Pillars of Creation", made famous by one of the most impressive Hubble Space Telescope images.

Here I used a Canon EOS 40D & Celestron C8 telescope.

Manual off-axis guiding for 4 x 10 & 7 x 5-minute exposures at f6.3 and ISO 1600; subs registered & stacked using DeepSkyStacker software.

My rendition of the iconic Pillars of Creation. Credit: Nasa/ESA/HLA. Processing by me.

William Optics Zenithstar 73

ZwoASI294MC Pro

Optolong L-Pro broadband filter

M 16

I took the infrared version and the optical version of the recently released Hubble Space Telescope image of the Pillars of Creation in the Eagle Nebula and took the mean of each pixel, which had the effect of merging the optical and infrared versions.

Eagle nebula, shot from Paris downtown.

30° above horizon

22x180s, dark, bias, flat

Canon 7D modded - Astrodon Inside

ISO 800

Lens : Canon 400mm f5.6 @ F5.6

Astronomik Ha filter 12nm

AstroTrac unguided

Stacked in DSS, post-processed in Photoshop

Cropped image, using drizzling x3 in DSS

I thought I would get nothing considering sky condition, so I didn't push for perfect drift alignment, focus nor long exposure. I should have...

Camera: Meade DSI Color II

Exposure: 26m (13 x 60s) RGB + (13 x 60s)L

Filter: Orion Skyglow Imaging Filter

Focus Method: Prime focus

Telescope Aperature/Focal Length: 203×812mm

Mount: LXD75

Telescope: Meade 8" Schmidt-Newtonian

Guided: PHD Guiding

Stacked: DeepSkyStacker

Adjustments: cropped/leveled in Photoshop

Location: Flintstone, GA

I took the infrared version and the optical version of the recently released Hubble Space Telescope image of the Pillars of Creation in the Eagle Nebula and took the darkest pixel of each image - the result is a bit on the gloomy side.

The Eagle Nebula - Pillars of Creation

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Behold the iconic beauty of the Eagle Nebula (M16), home to the breathtaking Pillars of Creation, immortalized by the Hubble Space Telescope. A stellar nursery where stars are born, this nebula captivates with its intricate structures and vibrant colors.

🔭 Target: Eagle Nebula (Messier 16)

📍 Location: Constellation Serpens, approximately 7,000 light-years away

🌟 Apparent Magnitude: ~6

📐 Apparent Size: ~7 x 6 arcminutes

About the Region:

The Eagle Nebula is a stunning combination of active star formation and sculpted clouds of gas and dust. The towering Pillars of Creation are shaped by intense radiation and stellar winds from nearby massive stars. Within these dark columns, dense pockets of gas collapse to form new stars, a process that has been ongoing for millions of years.

🎨 Processing Notes:

This image highlights the intricate interplay of hydrogen (Hα), oxygen (OIII), and sulfur (SII) emissions, using a narrowband palette to bring out the fine details of the nebula. The color tones emphasize the rich textures and the glowing edges of the famous pillars.

Lights: 23x300" each Filter (HSO)

Instruments: Telescope Planewave CDK24, Camera QHY 600 M, Filters Astrodon

Processed: Pixinsight

M16 - The eagle nebula.

My first try at this object. Not too bad but I couldn't get much time on it because of its low position in the sky and a large spruce tree in my neighbour's yard.

Celestron C6S-GT at F6.3

Canon 40D at ISO1600

10x3min

Stacked in DeepSkyStacker, processed in PixInsight, NeatImage and Photoshop.

Autoguided with PHD Guiding and a DSI Pro.

---Photo details----

Stacks : 28 frames (+ 10 darks)

Exposure Time : 28x5min (2h30min total) @ ISO 3200

Stack program : Maxim DL v5

Stack mode : Sigma clip

Post processing : MaximDL v5 and Lightroom 4

---Photo scope---

Camera : Canon 40D (with Astrodon hotmirror)

Filter used: Astrodon 5nm Ha 36mm unmounted

Tube : Skywatcher StarTravel-102

Type : Refractor

Focal length : 500 mm

Aperture : F/4.9

---Guide scope---

Camera : Starlight Xpress Lodestar

Guide exposure : 1 sec

Tube : Skywatcher Explorer 150P

Type : Newton

Focal length : 750 mm

Aperture : F/5

---Mount and other stuff---

Mount : Skywatcher EQ-6

Filter wheel : Starlight Xpress

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This is a 'tweaked' version of this image : www.flickr.com/photos/stormlv/7622483808/in/photostream

This is the first "ok" image that I could get with the new gear that I bought.

Starlight Xpress Filter wheel, Astrodon 5nm Ha filter, Canon 40D with Astrodon hotmirror (i'll eventually got for a dedicated astro camera)

M16 also known as the Eagle nebula is an open cluster of young stars. Hubble took a very famous picture within this nebula, called "Pillars of creation" - showing the star forming gas and dust within this nebula.

Objects

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Source : dso-browser.com/

---Photo details----

Stacks : 28 frames (+ 10 darks)

Exposure Time : 28x5min (2h30min total) @ ISO 3200

Stack program : Maxim DL v5

Stack mode : Sigma clip

Post processing : MaximDL v5

---Photo scope---

Camera : Canon 40D (with Astrodon hotmirror)

Filter used: Astrodon 5nm Ha 36mm unmounted

Tube : Skywatcher StarTravel-102

Type : Refractor

Focal length : 500 mm

Aperture : F/4.9

---Guide scope---

Camera : Starlight Xpress Lodestar

Guide exposure : 1 sec

Tube : Skywatcher Explorer 150P

Type : Newton

Focal length : 750 mm

Aperture : F/5

---Mount and other stuff---

Mount : Skywatcher EQ-6

Filter wheel : Starlight Xpress

---Image details---

This is the first "ok" image that I could get with the new gear that I bought.

Starlight Xpress Filter wheel, Astrodon 5nm Ha filter, Canon 40D with Astrodon hotmirror (i'll eventually got for a dedicated astro camera)

M16 also known as the Eagle nebula is an open cluster of young stars. Hubble took a very famous picture within this nebula, called "Pillars of creation" - showing the star forming gas and dust within this nebula.

Objects

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Source : dso-browser.com/

Picture saved with settings embedded.

If you pull back from the Eagle Nebula (M 16), you realize why it's called the Star Queen. I didn't believe there was a nebula that resembled a woman after seeing other people's pictures, so I had to find out for myself. Sure enough, there she was. I spent quite a while working on this photo trying to get it right.

There are different opinions on what the nebula looks like where some say she's a clown, a jester, a woman from the middle ages, a woman blowing a dandelion, a woman with a nose ring, or just a nebula. You can make your own interpretation. I purposely made the middle section brighter to bring out the cheeks though.

Lens: Nikon Nikkor 400mm f/5.6 ED-IF Ai-S

Mount: Losmandy GM811G

Camera: ASI2600MC Pro

Post Processing: Pixinsight, Photoshop, Lightroom

PILLARS OF CREATION:

Scope/Mount: AstroTech AT8RC 8" F8 Ritchey-Chretien with ATFF2 Field Flattener, Celestron CI-700 Mount

Camera: Orion StarShoot Pro V2 one-shot color

Guiding: QHY5L-IIM through Orion Deluxe OAG, PHD guiding software

Exposure: (18) 10 min

Software: Nebulosity, PhotoShop CS2

Comment: 07-02-16, Tierra del Sol, CA. Average seeing. Cropped by X2.5, additional processing.

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A HaOIII narrowband image of the Eagle Nebula (catalogued as Messier 16, M16, or NGC 6611).

The Eagle Nebula is part of a diffuse emission nebula, or H II region, which is catalogued as IC 4703. This region of active current star formation is about 7,000 light-years from Earth.

A spire of gas that can be seen coming off the nebula in the north-eastern part is approximately 9.5 light-years or about 90 trillion kilometers long. The nebula contains several active star-forming gas and dust regions, including the "Pillars of Creation".

About this image:

This image consists of old narrowband Hα and OIII data, that I reprocessed after combining it with more data that I recently imaged.

The Hydrogen dust and gas (the most basic and abundant element in the Universe), emits in the Red part of the spectrum, and the doubly ionized Oxygen emits in the Blue part of the spectrum.

Wavelengths of light in this image:

Hydrogen Alpha line 656nm (7nm bandwidth).

OIII line 500.7nm (6.5nm bandwidth).

Processing:

Pre-Processing and Linear workflow in PixInsight,

and finished in Photoshop.

Plate Solving:

Platesolve 2 via Sequence Generator Pro.

Martin Heigan

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Original image link:

www.flickr.com/photos/martin_heigan/47606251652

My second observation using the Skynet Robotic Telescope Network's 16" PROMPT telescopes in the Chilean Andes. M16 (The Eagle Nebula) clearly showing The Pillars of Creation. For some sort of scale the left most pillar is about 6 or 7 light years in length.

Locality: Ahmednagar, India

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This another view of:

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WISE image of M16, the Eagle Nebula.

Nebulosa del Águila (M16)

que incluye a los famosos Pilares de la Creación (recorte central anexado)

Seguimiento del proyecto que, en su versión preliminar, terminó formando parte de la portada del grupo de este mes (muchas gracias por su apoyo!!!), pero ahora con mas tiempo de integración (~13 horas) y en paleta Hubble (RGB=SHO).

La parte obscura de la foto está muy ruidosa, a pesar del tiempo de integración, aun así me sorprende que esta información salió de un telescopio de apenas 6 cm de diámetro.

Gracias por ver y comentar!

Datos:

Takahashi FS60Q = 600mm F10

Atik 460ex mono @ -5°C

Orion Atlas EQ-G

QHYminiscope + Altair GPcam2

Filtros Baader Planetarium:

Ha (7.5nm): 48x300"

O3 (8.5nm): 63x300"

S2 (8nm): 42X300"

(12 horas 45 minutos de integración total)

PI + PS

Cielo Bortle 6

Carretera Nacional, Monterrey, NL

Junio & Julio 2019

_vorOBSERVAtorio_

__Pavel Vorobiev

This photo was shown on the BBC show Night, Nicky, Nasa and the Next Frontier, August 12, 2024. It was a great honor. Thank you.

This is like the beginning of a joke. A Scary Face, a Star Queen, and a Swan walk into a bar...

Or if you want to try another one. A Scary face, an Eagle, and a Lobster walk into a bar...

Each one is a nickname for each nebula.

From left to right, NGC 6604, M 16, SH2-44.

Lens: Hasselblad 180mm f/4 CF

Mount: Losmandy GM811G

Camera: ASI2600MC Pro

Post Processing: Pixinsight,