M16 Eagle Nebula Imaged and I dropped my telescope!

[ThomasC]

Hi All,

 

I dropped my 8" reflector off the shelf I kept it in a closet...dumb I know, I caught it half way down. Anyways, I corrected the optics (collimation) and had a chance to test it out on the very first target I ever imaged in this hobby, the eagle nebula or M16. Check my journey and image comparison in the below link!

 

https://youtu.be/FZvugorK184

 

Thanks and clear skies and safe scopes to all!

 

AstroEd

[carastro]

That was a narrow escape with the scope, but glad you got it working again.  The resulting image has come out well, to all is well that ends well.

Carole 

[ThomasC]

Thanks Carole! Thanks for watching, I’m glad it seems to be ok too.