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Blue Heart of the Eagle, Gerould Kern
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Blue Heart of the Eagle

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Blue Heart of the Eagle

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Taking another pass at the Eagle Nebula in SHO, using PixInsight tools I did not have available when I shot this earlier in the summer.

The Eagle Nebula is one of the gems of summer, but I am not ideally situated to capture it. The object hugs the tree line in our southern sky, hovering in the skyglow emanating from Chicago.

Narrowband filters are the best way to defeat light pollution and bring out the amazing blues and golds of the Hubble Palette (SHO).

Data for this image was collected over three nights, July 8-10, using a Celestron RASA 8 and a set of Astronomik MaxFr filters.

In the midst of the blue heart of the Eagle are the Pillars of Creation, billowing into the nebula's center and creating new stars.

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Blue Heart of the Eagle, Gerould Kern