M 16 The Eagle Nebula

[AstroJason (Jason)]

Hey guys, been having a lot of fun processing images off the ZWO 533MC Pro camera. Shot with my SkyWatcher Esprit 100ED.

Only 2.5 Hours of data on it. Can't believe the amount of signal this thing can get in such a short time compared to my unmodded Canon 6D!

Attached here is a 100% crop of the core.

Click here for the full resolution image on my AstroBin.

Thanks for looking and feedback is always appreciated!

[Camelopardalis (Dunk)]

Nice one mate

Sensor technology has come a long way since “Old Faithful” was made

[astronobob (Bob)]

Looking great there Jason, good size view, nice colour and fine details.
Well done in my eyes

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

That's a fine M16 Jason, especially considering the fairly low amount of data, always nice to see a true colour version too

Mike

[AstroJason (Jason)]

Originally Posted by Camelopardalis

Nice one mate

Sensor technology has come a long way since “Old Faithful” was made

Hey Dunk! Thanks mate! Yeah I reckon! But "Old Faithful" still impresses me!

Originally Posted by astronobob

Looking great there Jason, good size view, nice colour and fine details.
Well done in my eyes

Cheers Bob, glad you like it, much appreciated!

Originally Posted by strongmanmike

That's a fine M16 Jason, especially considering the fairly low amount of data, always nice to see a true colour version too

Mike

Thanks heaps Mike, I was surprised at how much I was able to get from that little integration time. Makes me wonder how much of a difference more data would make to this

[AdamJL]

Yeah that's great. A surprisingly difficult nebula to process as well. The pillars are standing proud!

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Originally Posted by AstroJason

Thanks heaps Mike, I was surprised at how much I was able to get from that little integration time. Makes me wonder how much of a difference more data would make to this

As an aside, my mate and I were looking at this baby through our 18" Dob up at Eagleview on the Solstice night and we could actually make out the pillars

Mike

[AstroJason (Jason)]

Originally Posted by strongmanmike

As an aside, my mate and I were looking at this baby through our 18" Dob up at Eagleview on the Solstice night and we could actually make out the pillars

Mike

Wow, that would have been quite a view from your obsy! Can't say I have ever seen them visually!

[AstroJason (Jason)]

Originally Posted by AdamJL

Yeah that's great. A surprisingly difficult nebula to process as well. The pillars are standing proud!

Thank you Adam, yeah the core is quite bright and is easy to over expose while stretching!

[Pierre_C]

I think you have brought out the full range of contrasting areas very well.

[AstroJason (Jason)]

Thank you Pierre