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Tag Archives: pillars

M16 – Eagle – 2021

A close up of the the Eagle nebula (M16) with an emphasis on the Pillars of Creation.

July 2, 2021 in Emission Nebula, GSO RC10 Truss, M16, Messier, QHY268M, Skywatcher EQ8.

M16 14 July 2016

A revisit of this target on a night without cloud interference enabling better data collection.

July 15, 2016 in Emission Nebula, M16, Messier, Nebula.

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