The Pillars of Creation are trunks of interstellar gas and dust in the Eagle Nebula, some 6,500–7,000 light years from Earth. They are so named because the gas and dust are in the process of creating new stars, while also being eroded by the light from nearby stars that have recently formed.
Telescope: 8" newtonian f/5 on EQ5 Pro
Camera: ZWO ASI178MC
Software: Sharpcap, DSS, Snapceed
Frames: 680 x 5 sec subs (Total - 56min 40 sec), gain 190, offset - 0.
Astroclub "ASTEROID" Plovdiv, Bulgaria
The Pillars of Creation are trunks of interstellar gas and dust in the Eagle Nebula, some 6,500–7,000 light years from Earth. They are so named because the gas and dust are in the process of creating new stars, while also being eroded by the light from nearby stars that have recently formed.
Telescope: 8" newtonian f/5 on EQ5 Pro
Camera: ZWO ASI178MC
Software: Sharpcap, DSS, Snapceed
Frames: 680 x 5 sec subs (Total - 56min 40 sec), gain 190, offset - 0.
Astroclub "ASTEROID" Plovdiv, Bulgaria
