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M 16: The Eagle Nebula, Glenn Diekmann
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M 16: The Eagle Nebula

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M 16: The Eagle Nebula

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Description

Late last year, I purchased a Stellarvue SVX80T triplet refractor that I had intended to use with the dedicated Stellarvue reducer-flattener. They stopped making the reducer due to manufacturing difficulties but I was able to find one at OPT. I did not realize when I bought it that it was not compatible with the optional 3-inch Feather Touch focuser on my scope. I had just about resigned myself to imaging at f/6 when I discovered, via a thread on Cloudy Nights, that Starizona made a 0.65x reducer-flattener that was compatible with my scope. Excited by the prospect of imaging at f/3.9, I purchased it immediately.

More recently, I also picked up a used CCD camera. I wanted deeper pixel wells and longer exposure times than I was getting with my ASI1600MM-C.

This image represents first light with my scope, reducer, and camera. I hope you like it.

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  • M 16: The Eagle Nebula, Glenn Diekmann
    Original
  • M 16: The Eagle Nebula, Glenn Diekmann
    B
  • M 16: The Eagle Nebula, Glenn Diekmann
    C
  • M 16: The Eagle Nebula, Glenn Diekmann
    D
  • Final
    M 16: The Eagle Nebula, Glenn Diekmann
    E
  • M 16: The Eagle Nebula, Glenn Diekmann
    F

B

Description: Selective sharpening.

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C

Description: Smaller stars somewhat de-emphasized.

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D

Description: Increased color saturation.

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E

Description: A cropped version. I like the framing a lot better.

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F

Description: Complete reprocess to emphasize fainter nebulosity and more faithfully represent each emission line.

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M 16: The Eagle Nebula, Glenn Diekmann