Here is a 12 x 5 minute combination of images from a ST-10XME with Astronomik H-alpha filter and 180mm TMB at F9. The moon was bright and very close to M16 last Friday night when the images were captured.
http://www.mlunsold.com/examples/Temp/M16.jpg
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Mike
http://www.mlunsold.com/examples/Temp/M16.jpg
Processed using ImagesPlus.
Mike