Steven Mohr
Lagoon Nebula | M8 | NGC6523 | LHaRGB
This object is found within our own galaxy, located some 5,200 light-years from Earth in the constellation Sagittarius. This means that the best time of year to observe M8 is during the months of July to August. The common name of NGC6523 is the Lagoon Nebula, as its shape and appearance resembles that of a pond of a star-forming interstellar cloud and gas. The Lagoon Nebula, M8, was discovered in 1654 by the Italian astronomer Giovanni Battista Hodierna, who, like Charles Messier, sought to catalog nebulous objects in the night sky so they would not be mistaken for comets. Its apparent magnitude, brightness, of 6 makes it faintly visible to the naked eye in dark skies.
Hi resolution version:
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Information about the image:
Instrument: Planewave CDK 12.5 | Focal Ratio: F8
Camera: STXL-11000 + AOX | Mount: AP900GTO
Camera Sensitivity: Lum and Ha: BIN 1x1, RGB: BIN 2x2
Exposure Details: Total: 51 hours | Lum: 68 x 900 sec [17hr], Ha 75 x 1200sec [25.0hrs], RGB 450sec x 24 each [9hrs]
Viewing Location: Central Victoria, Australia.
Observatory: ScopeDome 3m
Date: March to October 2018
Software Enhancements: CCDStack2, CCDBand-Aid, PS, Pixinsight
Comment: Good seeing
Author: Steven Mohr
Lagoon Nebula | M8 | NGC6523 | LHaRGB
This object is found within our own galaxy, located some 5,200 light-years from Earth in the constellation Sagittarius. This means that the best time of year to observe M8 is during the months of July to August. The common name of NGC6523 is the Lagoon Nebula, as its shape and appearance resembles that of a pond of a star-forming interstellar cloud and gas. The Lagoon Nebula, M8, was discovered in 1654 by the Italian astronomer Giovanni Battista Hodierna, who, like Charles Messier, sought to catalog nebulous objects in the night sky so they would not be mistaken for comets. Its apparent magnitude, brightness, of 6 makes it faintly visible to the naked eye in dark skies.
Hi resolution version:
c2.staticflickr.com/2/1964/30919843407_99944361ff_o.jpg
Information about the image:
Instrument: Planewave CDK 12.5 | Focal Ratio: F8
Camera: STXL-11000 + AOX | Mount: AP900GTO
Camera Sensitivity: Lum and Ha: BIN 1x1, RGB: BIN 2x2
Exposure Details: Total: 51 hours | Lum: 68 x 900 sec [17hr], Ha 75 x 1200sec [25.0hrs], RGB 450sec x 24 each [9hrs]
Viewing Location: Central Victoria, Australia.
Observatory: ScopeDome 3m
Date: March to October 2018
Software Enhancements: CCDStack2, CCDBand-Aid, PS, Pixinsight
Comment: Good seeing
Author: Steven Mohr