M16 - The Eagle Nebula (The Pillars of Creation)

M16

Acquisition
Date/Time: 2013/06/27 @ 23:33 EDT (2013/06/28 03:33 UTC).

Light Frames
9 frames x 120 seconds @ 400 ISO (total = 18:00 minutes)

Dark Frames 
10 frames x 240 seconds @ 400 ISO (yeah I know, not optimal.. things didn't go quite as planned)

Flat frames
10 frames x 1/4000 seconds @ 400 ISO (same comment)

Instruments
Instrument: Celestron 8 @ f/6.3 (Hirsch Focal Reducer), Canon Rebel Xs (not modified).
Filtering: Lumicon Deep-Sky Filter
Guiding Instrument: Orion 80 Short Tube @ f/5,  Orion StarShoot Auto-guider and PHD Guiding software
Location: Hemmingford, QC, Canada (LO = -73 35 12  LA = 45 03 01).

Conditions
Transparency: 4/5
Turbulence: 4/5
(superb night, Milky Way visible almost to the horizon)

Processing
Processed with DeepSky Stacker, The Gimp and Neat image.

Notes
I am returning there tonight to, hopefully, catch more light and make something stunning! ;)