My version of the Pillars of Creation...

[StuartJPP]

Not quite up to NASA's standards (or most images posted on here), but this was on my todo list. Again this was taken on holiday in Fuerteventura. As I said before, I should have spent more time on just one or two targets instead of trying to cram in too many, lesson learned and hopefully if there is a next time I will heed my own advice. It was taken under non-ideal conditions with both LP and wind. Needs a lot more data but still a million times better than my previous effort.

Modified Canon 1100D with Canon 500mm f/4 L IS lens @ ISO1600.

AstroTrac TT320 Mount.

25x 60 second lights

20x Darks

20x Flats

20x Bias

Stacked in DSS and processed in PS.

2013-05-05 - M16 - Eagle Nebula by StuartJPP, on Flickr

Full Frame

100% crop

[Pig]

Pretty impressive to say the least - well done

[ollypenrice]

Goodness me, well done that man! How sharp is that? You've split the tricky pair of doubles just above and slightly right of the claw. Round stars, deep nebulosity...

Remarkable. You need to be doing publicity shots for Astrotrac!

Olly

PS Just a thought, but have you tried going into Ps, Image Adjustments, Selective Colour, and in the reds moving the top slider over to the left? This tends to emphasize Ha signal.

[steppenwolf]

I like this one a lot - you've captured a lovely wide expanse of nebulosity and kept the stars down to a decent size (I have struggled with bloated stars in this object in the past).

[Coco]

Excellent image, superb detail.. shows how effective astro modified modern DSLR's can be with fast systems..

Good processing too..

[fwm891]

Superb image, I'd love to say more but that image speaks for itself - well done.

[LukeSkywatcher]

Really like these. Well done.

[Tim]

i think that's an excellent result, one to be proud of

[farunj]

Wow!! That's stunning! Awesome!

[Martin-Devon]

Stuart, this is a fabulous image, even more so since you've done it with an AstroTrac and DSLR.

Martin

[todd8137]

Great images

Pat

[MartinB]

25 mins well spent! Love that full frame version.

[Nicho]

Awesome !

Very very nice with a dslr too .

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

Really great images. As Olly said, Astrotrac would love these for their adverts.

[Gina]

Excellent

[Welrod50]

What everyone else said

Superb!

[Psychobilly]

Super suff Stu

Making good use of some class glass....

Peter...

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[iksose7]

Very nice Stuart, that 500mm is one hell of a lens!

[Ibbo!]

cracking stuff with the DSLR

Steve

[nameunknown]

Yep .. star stuff, pat yourself on the back.

P

[x6gas]

Blimey - that is ridiculously good. Well done indeed...

[Ganymede12]

Looking good!

If only us mortals could do something that good.

[Mr Bergman]

Ooh yes!

[Sam]

Very nice Eagle Nebula, well done!

[andyo]

Thats a great shot well done