I teamed up with another Redditor to capture the famous “Pillars of Creation” and the surrounding space in detail. Zoom in to see the pillars! [OC]

This 280-megapixel photo of the Eagle Nebula required 3 telescopes in two different states capturing over 1,300 individual photos, with a cumulative 114 hours of exposure.

To get the color right, I asked the extremely talented u/cathrinmachin for help. The results absolutely blew me away.

You can see more about it behind the scenes here.