The Eagle

[atalas]

Hello all , long time no see people .


I thought I would share with you, a shot of the Eagle Nebula(M16)I took a few months back .

This is another one of these beautiful examples of a cluster imbedded in a emission nebula and is just an awesome sight in a big scope !
(24"Magellan Observatory) hint hint !

Shot through a ZS 105 with a SXV-H9C guided on a G11 mount with a short tube 80.

Exposure time was 4 minutes x 15 , captured with AA3 and CS2 for post processing.

I hope you all enjoy It !

[asimov]

Now copying & pasting the words: "Wow Louie! marvellous shot mate!" out of my Louie compliment folder on my desktop...:rofl:

Nice shot Louie! :)

[atalas]

Thanks John, hey mate I new you were addicted to copy&paste ! :lol:

[ving]

had a look thru zanes new scope! bet that was great!!! :)

nice eagle Louie :)

[atalas]

Thanks David,glad you like It.

No mate not yet but I will be next new moon and can't wait !

[Ric]

Very nice eagle Louie, very nice indeed.
I have never seen through anything bigger than 12" so I can imagine that the 24" will be something quite special.

cheers

[atalas]

Thanks Ric,yes mate I am much looking forward to It. The biggest I've gotton to look through has been 20"dobs and that was another ball game!
So all I can say is two weeks to go and counting ! :jump:

[spacezebra]

Ditto, to the comments below.

Cheers Petra

[atalas]

Thanks Petra.

[matt]

Love the Eagle.

Just a fabulous photographic subject.

Bit of a frustrating object for me, though. Visually it's a bit of a disappointment compared to other nearby nebs such as the Lagoon and Swan, which are so very nice visually.

[atalas]

Thanks Matt,an OIII filter and a big scope will do a nice job on It Matt.

[matt]

I have the DGM NPB which does a nice job on the Lagoon, Swan etc in my 9.25 with XLT

But the Eagle is just a little more elusive for some reason:shrug:

I can see it, but it's just not as good as the others.

Might have to invest in a specific OIII at some point to see the difference

[spearo]

I like how the Pillars of Creation stand out
well done
frank

[atalas]

Thanks Frank.

[davidpretorius]

he's back, and welcome how did you hear about us :rofl:

lovely shot image mate!

[atalas]

"Here today gone tomorrow" that's my motto . Thanks for the welcome David and glad you enjoyed the shot.

[Octane]

Louie,

Beautiful work.

Regards,
Humayun

[atalas]

Thanks H.