Both M16 and M17 were visible naked eye from Pearson College. The use of my 77mm scope and Canon camera allowed me to frame these two nebulae. Although the transparency deteriorated past 1:30 on this Sunday morning I was able to integrate for almost an hour and a half.

M16 and M17 – June 29, 2008
Constellations: Sgr, Sct, and Ser
Location: Pearson College
Optics: Borg 77EDII at f/4.3 on Vixen GP/DX
Camera: Canon 20Da
Exposures: 89 light frames of 60 sec, ISO 800.
Process: Calibrated with 25 dark frames and 20 flat frames in ImagesPlus. Combined using MinMax Excluded. Colour balance in Photoshop.