The Eagle

atalas · #1 04-11-2006, 10:06 AM

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 (John) · #2 04-11-2006, 10:13 AM

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

Nice shot Louie!

atalas · #3 04-11-2006, 10:19 AM

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

ving (David) · #4 04-11-2006, 10:20 AM

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

nice eagle Louie

atalas · #5 04-11-2006, 10:23 AM

Thanks David,glad you like It.

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

Ric · #6 04-11-2006, 10:32 AM

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 · #7 04-11-2006, 11:55 AM

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 !

spacezebra (Petra) · #8 04-11-2006, 01:36 PM

Ditto, to the comments below.

Cheers Petra

atalas · #9 04-11-2006, 01:58 PM

Thanks Petra.

matt · #10 04-11-2006, 03:41 PM

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.