Messier 16
Optic: Canon 400 mm f:5.6 L.
Camera: Modified Baader Canon 350D (Halpha pass filter - see
here) at ISO800.
Mount: Takashi EM200. Processing: Iris
software. Observatory: Pic du Midi (altitude 2860 meters, french Pyrénées).
Messier 16 nebula
(full frame)
Stack of 28 x 120 seconds exposures
- 400 mm lens used at full aperture
(f:5.6). July 27, 2006
Detail of Messier
8
Crop at the original
size - Soft unsharp masking applied
