The Pillars of Creation (M16)

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The Pillars of Creation (M16)

[Public Domain] 1 Aug 2024 Dylan O'Donnell
CATEGORY : Astrophotography
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I sometimes get comments saying stuff like “NASA takes the best photos – so why even bother?” and this area has been done so well by NASA, recently by JWST. And yet, I enjoy still astrophotography. Just like I enjoy chess, even though I’m not a grandmaster. I like to play guitar, even though I’m no Hendrix. For a brief moment, just now, some of the universe flashed up on your screen – and it cares very little about what you think about it. But I do hope you’re happy anyway.

Celestron 11″ Edge Hd Telescope w/ F7 Reducer 1960mm
SW EQ8-Rh Pro Mount
QHY268M CMOS Camera -5deg C
Hydrogen – 35 x 3m
Oxygen – 65 x 3m
Red – 16 x 3m
Green – 30 x 3m
Blue – 19 x 3m
Total Integration : 8.25 hours.

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