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M16/M17 - The Hidden Face Within, AstroDarkSky
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M16/M17 - The Hidden Face Within

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M16/M17 - The Hidden Face Within

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I noticed that I could just barely fit M16 and M17 in a single full frame shot with a .72 reducer on the FLT132 and thought it would be an interesting vertical arrangement.

However, my wife pointed out that on its side, M16 looks like a face of a person with their eyes closed. And that was it. Now it is impossible to 'un-see' that perspective!

Captured on a OSC with a quadband filter with an emphasis on pushing an HOO inspired palette.

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