As Mr Hopkins once said about another eagle,
Sheer plod makes plow-down sillion shine. In our case, that was getting enough SII over the last 4 nights for it to be grit-free without noise reduction. About half the data are from 2015.
Big one here
At this focal length, we see the Eagle as being the big black beaky thing covering much of the top third of the image, with its pointy sharp beak wind-hovering over the Star Queen on her throne.
Always a curiosity is the giant yellow-green and steaming hot pineapple ring at top right, sitting on the Eagle's outstretched wing.
Others with sharp eyes will also see the side-on Dragon, to our left of the Eagle's beak. The dragon is giving its tasty dark-haired trainer a pre-dinner slurp. Even sharper eyes will see the Reluctant Parachutist, about 4 o'clock from the Star Queen. Sadly, the parachutist's canopy has failed to open. We also draw your attention to the fact that the Star Queen is holding a very fashionable black leather thigh-boot, which for some reason is dripping wet. Water is running profusely from the toe. You can't get good help.
Best,
Mike and Trish
H-alpha 7 hrs, OIII 10 hrs, SII 14 hrs. Aspen CG16M on 20" PlaneWave. Field approx 36 min arc.
Processing with GoodLook 64:
- Black point, decon, colour balance, arcsinh stretch
- Go starless, wavelet sharpen, re-tweak colour
- Brighten the darker outer regions
- Put H-alpha stars only back as white