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False color image of the "Pillars of Creation" area of the Eagle Nebula taken with
an ST-10XME camera and CFW8A filter wheel using 3nm narrow band emission
line filters through a 14" f/10 RCOS telescope at F/7.4 by Russell Crowman.
The S-II (Sulphur) line was assigned red, H-alpha (Hydrogen) line was assigned green,
and O-III (Oxygen) line blue.  The H-alpha frame was also used for the luminance.
LRGB Exposure times were 220:180:222:260

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