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Related: About this forumM16 the eagle nebula

this is the same nebula that the hubble used for their famous pillars of creation photo. my seestar s50 was a little cheaper

5.5 hours of exposure in my backyard
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M16 the eagle nebula (Original Post)
moonshinegnomie
Jul 18
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Deuxcents
(23,158 posts)1. This is beyond fantastic..I wish I could think of a better way to describe this. A most beautiful photo. TY
SheltieLover
(71,989 posts)2. Wow!

Ty for sharing!

LunaSea
(2,932 posts)3. Stunning.
Well done!
CaliforniaPeggy
(154,568 posts)4. Wow! So gorgeous and so much detail.

chouchou
(2,166 posts)5. Did you use filters? My husband is a very amateur astronomer. ..
(He just cracked me up) "Wonderful shot but, the stars are too round!" His mount is well used..
moonshinegnomie
(3,535 posts)6. The Seestar has a built in dual band filter
chouchou
(2,166 posts)7. Ah..I understand. Thank you.