Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Serpens (Ser)  ·  Contains:  Eagle Nebula  ·  IC 4703  ·  M 16  ·  NGC 6611  ·  Star Queen
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M16 Pillars of Creation area, Randall Schleier
M16 Pillars of Creation area
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M16 Pillars of Creation area

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M16 Pillars of Creation area, Randall Schleier
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M16 Pillars of Creation area

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It took me a couple of weeks to collect this SHO data. It's been a hot and windy summer. The winds calm down for an hour or two right around astronomical dark - about 10 pm at 30 degrees latitude right now.

I would capture subs for an hour or two until the stars were no longer round. I ended up throwing away about 60% of subs. SHO five minute subs at 2563 FL and ASI2600mm camera. The field is larger but I cropped the most interesting part in the center.

Randall

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M16 Pillars of Creation area, Randall Schleier