M16 Eagle Nebula

First image of the year and hopefully not the last.
Hydrogen Alpha - 465mins
Oxygen III - 316mins
Sulfur II - 360mins
Total of 19hours using 15min subs.

1st round of processing, don't have the colour mapping exactly right yet.

M16 Eagle Nebula in Narrowband

Closer view

200% crop of the Eagle

My aging setup. The mount does struggles to guide most of the times but has served me well for many years.

Astrofest 2012

The Helix Nebula I took in 2011 was selected for Astrofest2012.
It was good see the turnout at the event was bigger than ever.