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M16 Eagle aka Star Queen Nebula, Bob McInteer
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M16 Eagle aka Star Queen Nebula

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M16 Eagle aka Star Queen Nebula, Bob McInteer
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M16 Eagle aka Star Queen Nebula

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Had to fight for this one because my scope is sensitive to wind and it's been such a gusty season. Also, I never had a field flattener for my scope until recently, but when I was planning this shot I like the framing with the scope at it's full focal length, so I left it off. Well the good news is that I didn't need to crop this at all. The bad news is that when I include the whole frame you can see why I need a field flattener! Not great (round) stars, especially in the corners. In retrospect I wish I put on the field flattener and then cropped if needed. Lessons learned.

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M16 Eagle aka Star Queen Nebula, Bob McInteer