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M 16
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M16 (Eagle) & M17 (Swan) Emission Nebulae in Serpens Cauda, Sagittarius (full resolution crop below) |
| Date | May 28 - June 8, 2008 |
| Exposure | LRGB 45:27:30:27 (unbinned) |
| Camera | STL11000M with Astronomik filters |
| Telescope | Takahashi FSQ @f/5 on Losmandy G11 w/Gemini |
| Guiding | Remote guide head with E-finder |
| Processing | MaximDL, PhotoshopCS3, GradientXterminator, FITS Liberator |
| Comments | Clear and cool |
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M16 Emission Nebula (Eagle Nebula) in Serpens Cauda |
| Date | 6/26/2006 |
| Exposure | (Hα)SIIHαOIII (15):15:15:15 (Hubble palette: R=SII, G=Hα, B=OIII; Hα used for luminance) |
| Camera | ST2000XM with AstroDon/Schuler filters |
| Telescope | Takahashi Sky90 @f/5.6 on Losmandy G11 w/Gemini |
| Guiding | Self-guided |
| Processing | MaximDL, PhotoshopCS2, AstroActions |
| Comments | Moderate seeing; cool |
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M16 Emission Nebula (Eagle Nebula) in Serpens Cauda |
| Date | 5/26 and 6/2/2006 |
| Exposure | LRGB 180:30:30:30 (RGB binned 2x2) |
| Camera | ST2000XM with SBIG filters |
| Telescope | Celestron C8 @ f/6.7 on Losmandy G11 w/Gemini |
| Guiding | Self-guided |
| Processing | MaximDL, PhotoshopCS2, AstroActions |
| Comments | Good seeing 5/26; very steady seeing 6/2 |
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M16 Eagle Nebula in Serpens |
| Date | 7/31, 8/2 and 8/5/2004 |
| Exposure | HaRGB 170:30:30:30 (Ha+R 60/40 for Luminance and Red) |
| Camera | SXV-H9 w/ Schuler filters |
| Telescope | Takahashi FC-76 f/8 |
| Guiding | ST-4 guided on GM-8 |
| Processing | MaximDL, AIP4Win, Photoshop (no darks or flats, sigma combined in MaximDL) |
| Comments | Hot and humid, visual magnitude 3-4 except for great seeing on 8/5 |
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M16 Eagle Nebula in Serpens |
| Date | 7/31 and 8/2/2004 |
| Exposure | Ha 170 minutes |
| Camera | SXV-H9 w/ Schuler Ha filter |
| Telescope | Takahashi FC-76 f/8 |
| Guiding | ST-4 guided on GM-8 |
| Processing | MaximDL, AIP4Win, Photoshop (no darks or flats, sigma combined in MaximDL) |
| Comments | Hot and humid, visual magnitude 3-4 |
