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moonshinegnomie

(3,721 posts)
Fri Jul 18, 2025, 09:46 PM Jul 2025

M16 the eagle nebula




this is the same nebula that the hubble used for their famous pillars of creation photo. my seestar s50 was a little cheaper

5.5 hours of exposure in my backyard
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M16 the eagle nebula (Original Post) moonshinegnomie Jul 2025 OP
This is beyond fantastic..I wish I could think of a better way to describe this. A most beautiful photo. TY Deuxcents Jul 2025 #1
Wow! SheltieLover Jul 2025 #2
Stunning. LunaSea Jul 2025 #3
Wow! So gorgeous and so much detail. CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2025 #4
Did you use filters? My husband is a very amateur astronomer. .. chouchou Jul 2025 #5
The Seestar has a built in dual band filter moonshinegnomie Jul 2025 #6
Ah..I understand. Thank you. chouchou Jul 2025 #7

Deuxcents

(24,489 posts)
1. This is beyond fantastic..I wish I could think of a better way to describe this. A most beautiful photo. TY
Fri Jul 18, 2025, 09:49 PM
Jul 2025

chouchou

(2,518 posts)
5. Did you use filters? My husband is a very amateur astronomer. ..
Fri Jul 18, 2025, 10:18 PM
Jul 2025

(He just cracked me up) "Wonderful shot but, the stars are too round!" His mount is well used..

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