Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Serpens (Ser)  ·  Contains:  Eagle Nebula  ·  IC 4703  ·  M 16  ·  NGC 6611  ·  Star Queen
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M 16 | Eagle Nebula | Narrowband OSC (re-edit), Peter Graf
M 16 | Eagle Nebula | Narrowband OSC (re-edit)
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M 16 | Eagle Nebula | Narrowband OSC (re-edit)

Acquisition type: Electronically-Assisted Astronomy (EAA, e.g. based on a live video feed)
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M 16 | Eagle Nebula | Narrowband OSC (re-edit), Peter Graf
M 16 | Eagle Nebula | Narrowband OSC (re-edit)
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M 16 | Eagle Nebula | Narrowband OSC (re-edit)

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

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Narrowband image using ZWO ASI 533MC and Optolong L-eXtreme filter. Even if M16 is really low during that time and from the location, guiding was not good, and the really bright moon was up during almost the whole session, the result seems to be quite satisfying for less than 3h.

From Wikipedia:
The Eagle Nebula (catalogued as Messier 16 or M16, and as NGC 6611, and also known as the Star Queen Nebula) is a young open cluster of stars in the constellation Serpens, discovered by Jean-Philippe de Cheseaux in 1745–46. Both the "Eagle" and the "Star Queen" refer to visual impressions of the dark silhouette near the center of the nebula,[4][5] an area made famous as the "Pillars of Creation" imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope. The nebula contains several active star-forming gas and dust regions, including the aforementioned Pillars of Creation. The Eagle Nebula lies in the Sagittarius Arm of the Milky Way.

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M 16 | Eagle Nebula | Narrowband OSC (re-edit), Peter Graf