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M16 is a southerly target for me and unfortunately, it lies in a light-polluted part of my sky. However, using narrowband filters, I am able to image it. I used Hydrogen, Oxygen and Sulphur filters and mapped the colours to the Hubble palette. M16 is an area of active star formation and the Hubble Telescope image of the central pillars("Pillars of Creation" due to active star formation) was made famous a few years ago. Interestingly, the pillars are thought to have been destroyed in a supernova, but the light won't reach us for another thousand years for us to see it!
A larger field of view will show the eagle with outstretched wings a bit better(head is the brighter area in the middle top), but then you can't see the pillars very well, so this image is a bit of a compromise. QHY163 monochrome camera. 1000 mm f5.1 Mak-Newtonian telescope. Processed primarily in Pixinsight, with some capture one and Photolab. I used a processing application in Pixinsight to remove the stars which allow a better appreciation of the gas clouds. |
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