Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Serpens (Ser)  ·  Contains:  Eagle Nebula  ·  IC 4703  ·  M 16  ·  NGC 6611  ·  Star Queen
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M16 Eagle Nebula and 'The Pillars of Creation', Roger Menard
M16 Eagle Nebula and 'The Pillars of Creation'
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M16 Eagle Nebula and 'The Pillars of Creation'

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M16 Eagle Nebula and 'The Pillars of Creation', Roger Menard
M16 Eagle Nebula and 'The Pillars of Creation'
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M16 Eagle Nebula and 'The Pillars of Creation'

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Imaging M16 (which includes 'The Pillars of Creation') is difficult for my setup. It is very low in my Southern sky and usually hides behind trees (I know, I should cut down the trees).  At best I can acquire 3 hours of imaging a night. The weather in New England when M16 is visible  restricts the number of nights in which M16 is visible.

I was able to capture 80 frames (2 minute subs) recently. The result is decent but not great.

On another note. I found a PixInsight script from Raymond Packbier (thanks Ray!) that generates a picture frame with annotations top and bottom.

Roger

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M16 Eagle Nebula and 'The Pillars of Creation', Roger Menard