Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Serpens (Ser)  ·  Contains:  Eagle Nebula  ·  IC 4703  ·  M 16  ·  NGC 6611  ·  Star Queen
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Eagle nebula / Star queen nebula, Jonathan C Nicholls
Eagle nebula / Star queen nebula
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Eagle nebula / Star queen nebula

Acquisition type: Electronically-Assisted Astronomy (EAA, e.g. based on a live video feed)
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Eagle nebula / Star queen nebula, Jonathan C Nicholls
Eagle nebula / Star queen nebula
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Eagle nebula / Star queen nebula

Acquisition type: Electronically-Assisted Astronomy (EAA, e.g. based on a live video feed)

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The eagle nebula at 1000mm focal length. Captured with an unmodified Dslr and 200mm f5 Newtonian reflector. No guiding just sidereal tracking with 50 second exposures giving total integration time of 2 hr. The star queen nebula is in the centre with the 3 fingers or pillars of creation from Hubble's famous photo.

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Eagle nebula / Star queen nebula, Jonathan C Nicholls