Eagle Nebula
R.A.	18h 19m 7.792s (2000.0)
Dec.	-13° 46' 56.80" (2000.0)
Apparent Size	35.0' x 28.0'
Radial Velocity	-
Magnitude	+6.40
Distance	-
Location	Serpens
Other IDs	NGC 6611

M16 Open Cluster
R.A.	18h 19m 7.796s (2000.0)
Dec.	-13° 48' 20.80" (2000.0)
Apparent Size	6"
Radial Velocity	23.5 km/s
Magnitude	+6.00
Distance	1749 pc
Location	Serpens
Other IDs	M16, NGC 6611

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Scope	5" mn-56 Matsukov Newtonian with 0.5 FR
Mount	EQ6 unguided
Exposure	92 x 30 sec unguided
Post-processing	in AA3, d.framed, mild ddp.
Filters	Astronomik 653 nm Ha Filter 13nm bandpass
Camera	Starlight Express hx516 with ICX424AL chip
Location	Vendémain, Southern France
Date	15th August 2005

Rising to a maximum of only 28° above the horizon , the moon was also about 15° away when the above subframes were shot, I finally imaged M16 and the Eagle Nebula. Very happy with this shot and maybe a a bit shy on the number of subframes, at the next opportunity I will image again without the focal reducer.

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Scope	5" mn-56 Matsukov Newtonian
Mount	EQ6 unguided
Exposure	85 x 30 sec unguided
Post-processing	in AA3, d.framed,Smart Star Bloat Filter, Edge Preserving Smoother ( val=3 ) in PSP7
Filters	Astronomik 653 nm Ha Filter 13nm bandpass
Camera	Starlight Express hx516 with ICX424AL chip
Location	Vendémain, Southern France
Date	27th August 2005

Another image of the Eagle Nebula without the focal reducer this time , again very low on the horizon with distant ground haze affecting the number of effective subframes.