Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Serpens (Ser)  ·  Contains:  Eagle nebula  ·  M 16  ·  NGC 6611
Pillars of Creation - Eagle Nebula, Daniel Caracache
Pillars of Creation - Eagle Nebula
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Pillars of Creation - Eagle Nebula

Pillars of Creation - Eagle Nebula, Daniel Caracache
Pillars of Creation - Eagle Nebula
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Pillars of Creation - Eagle Nebula

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Description

The Pillars of Creation in the Eagle Nebula; one of my favorite objects in the sky.

Technical details:

Telescope: Skywatcher Esprit 120 ED

Camera: ZWO ASI 1600MM

Filters: Astrodon Hydrogen-Alpha 5nm, Oxygen-III 5nm and Sulphur-II 5nm

Mount: Skywatcher AZ-EQ6

Guidescope: Orion 80mm

OTA Guider: ZWO ASI 290M

Processed using PixInsight, PS and LR

Capture Software: Astroimager and PHD2

HA = 45 x 300s

OIII = 34 x 420s

SII = 24 x 420s

Palette used after dozens of trial and errors:

R: 80%SII + 20%HA

G: 30%HA + 70%OIII

B: 100%OIII

Captured over 3 nights: July 6th, 7th and 8th

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Pillars of Creation - Eagle Nebula, Daniel Caracache