Eagle from SPSP

[Retrograde (Pete)]

Hi all - another of my images from SPSP - the Eagle Nebula (M16).

Again through the North Group ED102 and modified Pentax K-5 IIS combo.
10 x 5 min guided subs at ISO 400. This is maybe a 75% crop of the original frame.

t's a bit frustrating getting out under dark skies only a few times a year but you have to make the most of it. Comments & advice welcome as always.

Larger - > http://www.astrobin.com/249625/

[RB (Andrew)]

Very very nice Pete
Sharp with great star colours and detail.

Nice one.

RB

[multiweb (Marc)]

Looks excellent Pete. Colors are spot on.

[Camelopardalis (Dunk)]

That's a beauty Pete, well done

[zardos123 (Brad)]

gotta be very happy with that

[Atmos (Colin)]

Really nice Pete, good to see it in normal colour and not just narrowband (of which I am a big culprit).

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Lovely result Pete, for a quicky you have to be happy with that? The stars look a bit hard edged so working on that might improve the aesthetics but otherwise, great job

Mike

[Retrograde (Pete)]

Originally Posted by RB

Very very nice Pete
Sharp with great star colours and detail.

Nice one.

RB

Thanks Andrew!

Originally Posted by multiweb

Looks excellent Pete. Colors are spot on.

Thank-you Marc.

Originally Posted by Camelopardalis

That's a beauty Pete, well done

Cheers Lee - appreciate the positive comment.

Originally Posted by zardos123

gotta be very happy with that

Thanks Brad. If it wasn't for all your help and support over the last few years I'd have never gotten this far.

Originally Posted by Atmos

Really nice Pete, good to see it in normal colour and not just narrowband (of which I am a big culprit).

Thanks Colin. Narrowband sure has its place and I think often requires a more mature understanding to fully appreciate its intricacies. Both narrowband and wideband have their place I feel.

Originally Posted by strongmanmike

Lovely result Pete, for a quicky you have to be happy with that? The stars look a bit hard edged so working on that might improve the aesthetics but otherwise, great job

Mike

Thanks Mike - this "quicky" is pretty much my longest capture yet.

Totally agree with you about the stars. Softening them yet maintaining their colour is a challenge to my processing skills at this stage but I'll see what I can do.