Can We See the Pillars of Creation with Amateur Astronomy Telescopes?

Looking to buy a telescope? Try OPT Telescopes: http://bit.ly/2Wq0BO8 (aff link) #YourSkyTonight #amateurastronomy #backyardskies Here is the Eagle nebula taken using off-the-shelf equipment available to the amateur astronomer. This image was taken using a 17 inch reflector telescope with an SBIG 16803 CCD camera mounted on the back. Taken over the course of an evening at a remote observatory in Landers California operated by OPT Telescopes. Excellent camera to start imaging: http://bit.ly/2JZCOBl Really great starter GOTO scope: http://bit.ly/323RWCf If you like this content, please consider supporting Deep Astronomy on Patreon: https://patreon.com/DeepAstronomy Listen to Deep Astronomy on Anchor: https://Anchor.fm/DeepAstronomy Created with Stellarium Open Source Software: http://www.stellarium.org/ Original Music - Mark C. Petersen, Lochness Productions: https://www.lochnessproductions.com/ Follow DeepAstronomy on Twitter: @DeepAstronomy Like DeepAstronomy on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DeepAstronomy/ Like Space Fan News on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SpaceFanNews/