M16 - The Eagle Nebula with its Pillars of Creation
Image is a composite of two images taken about a year apart:
May 15, 2002.
Starlight Express MX-916 on 3.5" Questar w/ 130mm
focal reducer (f/9.7).
3 hours (in 6 min increments) self-guided w/ Star2000
Processed with Richardson-Lucy Deconvolution
June 5, 2003.
Starlight Express MX-916 on 3.5" Questar w/ Meade 0.33x
focal reducer (f/6.6) and
Ha
filter.
2 hours (in 6 min increments) self-guided w/ Star2000
Click here to see the two individual images.