Eagle Nebula M16

This HOO palate image of the Eagle Nebula with the Pillars of Creation, was taken 2024-06-08 with just under 4 hours of exposure from my garden in Austin, Texas under Bortle 7 city skies. WO RedCat 250/51mm telescope, L-Ultimate dual NB filter, ASI533 MC camera, ASIAIR Plus controller, SW AZ-EQ5 mount. Full size image linked from image blow:

Processed in PixInsight, drizzle stacked 46 5' exposures then SPCC, RC-Astro Noise/Blur/StarXTerminator plugins, stretched, and Affinity Photo 2 final exp and crop.

Full resolution crop below:

The full image as captured and processed:

The original image stacked with a simple stretch:

Content created: 2024-06-08 and last modified: 2024-06-12

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