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moonshinegnomie

(3,523 posts)
Fri Jul 18, 2025, 09:46 PM Friday

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

Deuxcents

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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
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chouchou

(2,144 posts)
5. Did you use filters? My husband is a very amateur astronomer. ..
Fri Jul 18, 2025, 10:18 PM
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(He just cracked me up) "Wonderful shot but, the stars are too round!" His mount is well used..

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