Lagoon Nebula region

Lagoon Nebula region

Credit: Giuseppe Donatiello (Oria Amateur Astrophysical Observatory - OAAO)

 

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.

 

This image is a "progressive stack" of images taken starting in 2019 and will be updated as new data is added. The goal is to obtain an image that is almost noise-free and rich in detail and nuance.

Updated June 13, 2025.

 

Pollino National Park - Piano Visitone (1420m) SQM 21.7

Processed with Luminar 4 AI

 

 

 

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