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Lagoon Nebula region
Lagoon Nebula region
Credit: Giuseppe Donatiello
Messier 8 - The Lagoon Nebula (below)
RA: 271,039° Dec: -24,379°
M8 - The Lagoon Nebula (NGC 6523) is a giant H II region in the constellation Sagittarius at 4,000-6,000 light years. The nebula contains several Bok globules (dark, collapsing clouds of protostellar material), the most prominent of which have been catalogued as B88, B89 and B296.
Messier 20 - "The Trifid Nebula" (above)
J2000 RA: 18h 02m 23s Dec: −23° 01′ 48″
NGC 6514, also known as The Trifid Nebula, is an HII region in Sagittarius discovered by Charles Messier on June 5, 1764.
The object is a combination of an opened cluster of stars, emission nebula, reflection nebula and a dark nebula that divide into three lobes this object.
Tair-3S array (2 units) + Canon EOS 4000D
Pollino National Park - Piano Visitone (1420m) SQM 21.7
Lagoon Nebula region
Lagoon Nebula region
Credit: Giuseppe Donatiello
Messier 8 - The Lagoon Nebula (below)
RA: 271,039° Dec: -24,379°
M8 - The Lagoon Nebula (NGC 6523) is a giant H II region in the constellation Sagittarius at 4,000-6,000 light years. The nebula contains several Bok globules (dark, collapsing clouds of protostellar material), the most prominent of which have been catalogued as B88, B89 and B296.
Messier 20 - "The Trifid Nebula" (above)
J2000 RA: 18h 02m 23s Dec: −23° 01′ 48″
NGC 6514, also known as The Trifid Nebula, is an HII region in Sagittarius discovered by Charles Messier on June 5, 1764.
The object is a combination of an opened cluster of stars, emission nebula, reflection nebula and a dark nebula that divide into three lobes this object.
Tair-3S array (2 units) + Canon EOS 4000D
Pollino National Park - Piano Visitone (1420m) SQM 21.7