Saturday, April 24, 2010

Messier 16 - The Eagle Nebula

Messier 16 The Eagle Nebula

A young open cluster of stars in the constellation Serpens. Home of the famous Pillars of Creation. The large gaseous pillars made famous by stunning images from the Hubble Space Telescope. The Eagle nebula is part of a large Hydrogen II region of the sky.

This type of nebula is where my equipment excels. It was modified to enhance the infrared spectrum and is filtered to further enhance the hydrogen emission details.

Canon 350D Ha Modified, 3 x 360s ISO 800, Celestron C8 @ f/6.3 on CGEM w/AT66, Orion SSAG, PHD AutoGuiding