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M16 - Eagle Nebula, Dave B
M16 - Eagle Nebula
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M16 - Eagle Nebula

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M16 - Eagle Nebula, Dave B
M16 - Eagle Nebula
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M16 - Eagle Nebula

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Description

My first full SHO processing attempt. This was captured in 2021 but I finally got around to processing it over a year later. It took me a lot of trial and error to come up with a PixInsight narrowband workflow that I am not intimidated by, but I finally have one that I'm comfortable with. This target never gets above 37 degrees above my horizon, so it is shot a bit through the muck and light pollution. Fortunately, the 3nm narrowband filters handle it fairly well.

This setup has a focal length of 1437mm. I also imaged this with my refractor (875mm focal length) for a wider field. I'll process that version to compare.

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  • M16 - Eagle Nebula, Dave B
    Original
  • M16 - Eagle Nebula, Dave B
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  • M16 - Eagle Nebula, Dave B
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  • Final
    M16 - Eagle Nebula, Dave B
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B

Description: Switched to landscape and enhanced contrast slightly

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E

Description: AdobeRGB ICC profile - makes it more saturated

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F

Description: Sharpened slightly with BlurXterminator

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M16 - Eagle Nebula, Dave B

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