A quick reload on M16

[Screwdriverone]

M16 - The Eagle Nebula in Serpens.

A quick 45 mins of exposure, taken last night and although the seeing was terrible but I was glad to at least SEE the sky after all this rain and cloud. 9 x 5 min subexposures taken with the Atik 314L+ through the 8" Skywatcher reflector on an HEQ5 Pro. One of these days I will get more than 1 hour of exposures captured in one go, but in the mean time I can just live with what I can get. :)

I cleaned my Primary mirror on Sunday which seemed to help with contrast, so I am glad to have spent time finally getting around to removing the spots and dust accumulated at IISAC.

Cheers

Chris

[Larryp]

Nice, Chris!

[Screwdriverone]

Thanks Laurie

Cheers

Chris

[astronobob]

Looking close and personal Chris and even the right way down :P
Nice going :thumbsup:
I want to so muuuch hammer this common target when I get the chance !
good onya , ,

[Ross G]

Looks good Chris.

Such a treat to see the night sky again!

Ross.

[Screwdriverone]

Thanks Bob, funny, I always thought my camera flipped and mirrored everything?

Oh well, :shrug:, I am glad you liked it.

Cheers

Chris

[Screwdriverone]

I'll say Ross, I am out again tonight! Light winds are playing havoc, but I am having fun at least!

Thanks

Chris