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M8 Mosaic in Foraxx Palette

Another object that would have been difficult for me to image at home. At this FL I needed a two panel mosaic to fit the entire Lagoon. I ended up with the Foraxx Palette as my HOO-SII version had the core too blown out. I may revisit this version in the future. The Foraxx palette really brought out the central blue of there OII data.

 

Messier 8 (M8), also known as the Lagoon Nebula, is a large, bright emission nebula located in the constellation Sagittarius. The star-forming nebula has an apparent magnitude of 6.0 and lies at a distance of 4,100 light years from Earth. It has the designation NGC 6523 in the New General Catalogue.

 

Total Integration: 27 hours 20 Mins

 

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Uploaded on August 29, 2025