
M16 - Eagle Nebula aka the Pillars of Creation
From the author of   Welcome to the Universe in 3D
Luminance from stack of all Hα
images from 2005, 2006, and 2007 using 10" RC.
Total Hα exposure time: 296 minutes.

21:54 EDT Jul 8, 2007.
Starlight Express SXV-H9 on 10" RC at f/9.
Hα = 60 min, O-III = 60 min
(in guided 6-minute subexposures).
Richardson-Lucy, Neat Image.


22:53 EDT Jul 17, 2006.
Starlight Express SXV-H9 on 10" RC at f/9.
L = R = Hα = 116 min (in guided 4-minute subexposures).
G = B = O-III = 16 min.
Richardson-Lucy.
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22:38 EDT Jun 26, 2005.
Starlight Express SXV-H9 on 10" RC at f/9.
L = 100 min of Hα
(in guided 10-minute subexposures).
Richardson-Lucy.
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01:52 EDT Jun 18, 2005.
Starlight Express SXV-H9 on 4" FSQ106 at f/5.
L = 76 min of Hα
+ 20 min of O-III, R = 4 min, G = 4 min, B = 4 min
(mostly unguided 1-minute subexposures).
Richardson-Lucy, Unsharp Mask.