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Eagle Has Landed, Steve Pratley
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Eagle Has Landed

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Eagle Has Landed

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A year ago I started Astrophotography. If I would have known how hard this hobby is, I probably wouldn't have started it and just purchased an epic James Webb image for the wall. It has always been a dream of mine to go into space and 1 year on, this is my anniversary image and officially my fourth astrophotography image (SHO Hubble Palette). 

Introducing the Eagle Nebula (Messier 16 / NGC 6611). This Nebula is also known as the Star Queen Nebula which may be of significance to some given recent events. It was discovered in 1745 before light pollution was as it is today and we only see the brightest of stars in the sky. This image was made famous in 1995 using the Hubble Telescope which shot the 'Pillars of Creation' igniting dreams of aliens and space discovery. So, some fun facts. The Eagle Nebula is an Emission Nebula and ~7000 light years from Earth. It is 5700 lightyears wide (distant) which is mind blowing when you think about it - that means that to get from one side to the other takes 5700 years...and I thought driving across Australia was a mission! There are over 8000 stars, overall luminosity is 1 million times the Sun and the cluster is believed to be 1-2 million years old. 

I hope you enjoy this space nerd moment! 

Image / Equipment Summary:
Skywatcher Esprit 100
AZEQ6 Mount
ZWO 1600 MM Pro w/ RGB & narrowband filters (Ha 3nm Antila, S2 & O3 ZQO 7nm - 1.25's)
PrimaLuce Eagle & Ecco
Location: Manly, NSW Australia
70 x 300s Ha
45 x 300s O3
51 x 300s S2
Nina, Pixinsight and PS

A shout out to Emily Sarah for your support and my astro mates for making it fun and keeping me on track! Astro with RoRoNathaniel K Hunt Prasun and James

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Eagle Has Landed, Steve Pratley