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moonshinegnomie

(4,152 posts) Sat Jun 27, 2026, 01:10 PM Yesterday

M16 the eagle nebula

I aquired a new telescope that ive installed at a dark sky location about 3 hours from me (starfront). the scope is hooked up to a small computer so i can operate it over the internet from home

this is 15 hours of data on the eagle nebula. if you look at the center there are what are called teh pillars of creation,the subject of a famous hubble telescope shot.

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M16 the eagle nebula (Original Post) moonshinegnomie Yesterday OP

Beautiful pic! Krazy_Kat Yesterday #1

Excellent. chouchou Yesterday #2

probably a Schmidt-Cassegrain moonshinegnomie Yesterday #3

outstanding! mike_c Yesterday #4

yes. PI combined with photoshop for the final adjustments moonshinegnomie Yesterday #5

Thank you for this gorgeous photo! And how wonderful that you can capture it remotely. CaliforniaPeggy Yesterday #6

Krazy_Kat

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1. Beautiful pic!

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Sat Jun 27, 2026, 01:22 PM

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chouchou

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2. Excellent.

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Sat Jun 27, 2026, 02:38 PM

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My husband has a mount (Ioptron?) and a 10 inch. (Ahhhg...not aa reflector or refractor)
He's not home or I'd ask... Anyway.....your shot is wonderful..!!

moonshinegnomie

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3. probably a Schmidt-Cassegrain

Reply to chouchou (Reply #2)

Sat Jun 27, 2026, 03:30 PM

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they are kind of a cross betwen reflector and refractor.
I used to have an 8" sct but it was to heavy to set up and didnt use it much. before i moved to texas i donated to the local high school for science classes to use