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Messier 16, the Eagle Nebula, Evelyn Decker
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Messier 16, the Eagle Nebula

Messier 16, the Eagle Nebula, Evelyn Decker
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Messier 16, the Eagle Nebula

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This was a bit more of a "spur-of-the-moment" imaging session, since I didn't expect the sky to be so clear. I originally planned to do this target on Monday night, but now I might go and collect Hydrogen-Alpha of the target on that day instead!

I tried to get 3 hours of data, but only came up with about 2 hours and 16 minutes due to two things: my mount power abruptly cut out (most likely to me kicking the power strip by accident), forcing me to do my star alignment again to locate the object, and some high altitude clouds demolished the transparency right at the end. The mount cutting out cost me about 45 minutes of exposure.

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Messier 16, the Eagle Nebula, Evelyn Decker

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