M8 - The Lagoon Nebula - Starless

The Lagoon Nebula (M8), is a giant interstellar cloud in the constellation Sagittarius. It is classified as an emission nebula.

 

This image was taken the same night as the previous comet and was first light for my new camera, the ASI585MC-Air, an all in one camera, computer and off-axis guider. I was extremely impressed at how everything worked, and how quickly I was able to adapt it to my setup.

 

Imaged from my light polluted driveway, north of Melbourne

 

Stacked and processed using PixInsight.

 

Equipment Details:

• Skywatcher ED80 600mm F/L Telescope

• Skywatcher NEQ6 Mount

• ZWO ASI585MC-Air Color Camera cooled to -10'c

• Guiding, image aquisition and tracking with the ASI585MC-Air

 

Exposure Details:

• 20 X 180 seconds - Bin 1x1

 

Total Integration Time: 60 mins

Done