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M16 Eagle Nebula and Sh2-48, in natural unfiltered Bortle 1 glory, darkdesertdome
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M16 Eagle Nebula and Sh2-48, in natural unfiltered Bortle 1 glory

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M16 Eagle Nebula and Sh2-48, in natural unfiltered Bortle 1 glory

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As much as I enjoy narrowband images, sometimes it's good to see DSOs in their natural state.  I am very fortunate to live in a part of the world where I can access high, dry, Bortle 1 skies in the desert now and then.  When I do so, I try to prioritize imaging DSOs that are impossible to image well under light polluted skies (dark nebulae, reflection nebulae, etc.) but sometimes it's worth going after the showpiece emission nebulae, too.  In this case, I'm glad I did.

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M16 Eagle Nebula and Sh2-48, in natural unfiltered Bortle 1 glory, darkdesertdome