Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Serpens (Ser)  ·  Contains:  Eagle Nebula  ·  IC 4703  ·  M 16  ·  NGC 6611  ·  Star Queen
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M16 - The Pillars of Creation in SHO, Chad Leader
M16 - The Pillars of Creation in SHO
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M16 - The Pillars of Creation in SHO

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M16 - The Pillars of Creation in SHO, Chad Leader
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M16 - The Pillars of Creation in SHO

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Squeezing this one in at the end of the season - this target was pretty low on the horizon from my latitude. This is my first project completed from my new bortle 7 yard in Fairfax, VA.

Acquisition:

Shot over 4 nights in late August
Bortle 7
Ha = 29 x 300s = 2.4 hrs
OIII = 21 x 300s = 1.75 hrs
SII = 17 x 300s = 1.4 hrs

Total integration = 5.6 hrs

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M16 - The Pillars of Creation in SHO, Chad Leader