Eagle Nebula - M16 (Full Color)

[Greekastronomy]

ONLINE Hellenic Observatory
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-> Telescope: LX200GPS 14" - Hyperstar
-> CCD: ATIK 16HR
-> Guiding Telescope: SkyWatcher 4"
-> Guiding Camera: Meade DSI 2
-> Guiding Software: PHD Guiding
-> Filter: Astronomik Lum, Red, Green, Blue, Ha, O3, Hb
-> Processing: MaximDl / AstroArt / PhotoShop CS3
-> Exposure: LumHaS2, HaRed, O3Green, HbBlue = 7,5h
-> Date: 17, 18, 21, 22, 24, 25 June 2009
-> Place: Athens Greece

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http://www.greekastronomy.gr/ontelescope/images/photo113_big.jpg

[Alchemy]

nice and detailed, how did you get the diffraction spikes ?

clive

[batema]

That is one magnificent shot and processing.

Mark

[Dennis]

A beautiful image, well done. I see that a lot of hard work went into producing this, spanning several sessions over a few nights.

Cheers

Dennis

[multiweb]

Superb picture! I really like the processing and the colors too. Well done :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

[Hagar]

Lovely picture. Great detail and contrast. I often wonder why so many of the Eagle images seem to miss the fine nebulosity at the head end of the nebula. Perhaps getting the intence contrast the finer nebulosity is lost.

[telecasterguru]

Wow, great image and wonderful colours.

Frank

[renormalised]

Very nice image....great colours and a lot of detail:D:D

[southseeker]

Welcome from Aust to Hellas !

How come it is so red when other images are green?
George

[White Rabbit]

great shot.

[CoolhandJo]

Great framing. Magnificant clarity.

[Greekastronomy]

I wanna thank u all for your nice words. It is the first time i post an image in this unique and well know astronomy forum. I am very happy to be a member of this comunity and all the astroimages here are so cool.

Answer to Alchemy:
The spikes from the stars are produced from the cables in front of the Hyperstar. The CCD ATIK 16HR has 2 cables (each from one side) and the humidity protection has another one that i have in front too. So it make an X in front of the scope and the spikes come oute nicely.

Answer to southseeker:
Many Eagle nebulas Imagers use O3 filter as Green and many CCD's are more sensitive to Green color, thats why most Eagles come oute like this. My combination came out like this especially after the use of the S2 filter (Sulphur) that gives a more darker Red color. As u know Astrophotography is a king of art, like painting. Many Painters can paint the same subject but everybody of them will have its own style. Thats why astrophotography is unique and amazing.

Thank u all again!

[citivolus]

Nicely done, I hope to see more from you :)

Regards,
Eric

[Lester]

Welcome and thanks for showing this lovely image.

All the best.

[Tamtarn]

Excellent image showing great detail and clarity.

A just reward for all the data collection.

[rogerg]

Nice image! Smooth, sharp, detailed.