M16 - Needs more data

[carlstronomy (Carl)]

My take on M16, hope you like. Comments always welcome

Lights 424x 800 ISO 1 minute subs giving 7 hours of data
Darks
Flats
Bias

Hoping to add to this when the skies clear.

Trusty cheap 8" Newtonian (Primary needs a clean)
Canon 700D unmodded
NEQ6 Pro with belt upgrade

Clear skies

[AstroJason (Jason)]

Nice image of it Carl. Really like the details in the pillars. Nice work with an unmodded camera too!

[AstroViking (Steve)]

Very well done, Carl. As Jason said, the detail and colours in the Pillars are showing up really well.

[oska (John)]

Excellent Carl, very well done.

[Bodon (Steve)]

Great shot with the ol newt, really nice!

[Dave882 (David)]

Great job and loving the detail in the pillars. A bit more data will help in the outer regions bringing some of that faint detail out and won’t have to rely on noise reduction. Good stuff!

[carlstronomy (Carl)]

Thanks for the feedback everyone, it is much appreciated.

Jason, I only purchased this camera the other month. I wanted to step up from my 450D which I modded myself at home. I removed the IR cut filter and left the LP1 filter in.

I am torn on what to do with this camera. I was contemplating doing the same as I did on the 450D which has no cost. The other option is to do a full spectrum mod and remove both OEM filters and fit the Astronomik MC glass. This is not cheap and has to come from overseas and I have no idea if it is worth the extra spend

Clear skies

[carlstronomy (Carl)]

A little more data added to this one, I think this will be the final version. Each night gives more detail in the nebula but it is too painful with a normal camera.

Too many hours of data

Now with 11 hours of subs.

I am going to mod this camera over the next few days, I am removing the LP2 filter and leaving the LP1 as I did with my 450D. I took some images with the 450D today and got so much more data in one sub.

Edit: Camera modded this morning, tested and ready to go

Clear skies