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Astrophotographer Captures Eagle Nebula from Central Texas

Original: The M16 Eagle Nebula in Hubble Palette. Home to the Pillars of Creation! 8" SCT ZWO ASI2600MC camera. Four hours of data

An amateur astrophotographer in central Texas has shared a new image of the Eagle Nebula, also known as M16, processed in the Hubble palette and showing the famous Pillars of Creation. The shot was taken with an 8-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope and a ZWO ASI2600MC camera, using four hours of accumulated exposure data.

Why now: Amateur astrophotography results of iconic deep-sky objects draw attention in astronomy communities.

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• The M16 Eagle Nebula in Hubble Palette. Home to the Pillars of Creation! 8" SCT ZWO ASI2600MC camera. Four hours of data. Taken from central Texas. # space # photography # astronomy # astrophotography · philo@astronomy.city · 9

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