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This wide-field image is in the region of the Lagoon Nebula (M8) and covers about 3x2 degrees of arc of the sky. The full moon for comparison is 0.5 degrees wide. The image also includes the Triffid Nebula (M20) on the left, the star cluster M21 just above M20, the small star cluster and associated nebulosity, Bochum 14 located between M8 and M20, and the star cluster, NGC 6544 on the far right.
This image was obtained with a RASA 8, ASI2600 MC Pro camera, and IDAS NBZ II dual narrowband filter from the middle of Idaho Falls (Bortle 7). Because of the 43.5 degree N latitude of Idaho Falls and the configuration of the roll-off roof I was only able to image this location for 25 minutes. This image was compiled from 24, 60 sec. images and processed in Pixinsight and PS. It has been downsized from the original pixel dimensions of 5851 x 3850 pixels for posting.
The Lagoon Nebula (catalogued as Messier 8 or M8, NGC 6523, Sharpless 25, RCW 146, and Gum 72) is a giant interstellar cloud in the constellation Sagittarius. It is classified as an emission nebula and as an H II region. The Lagoon Nebula is estimated to be between 4,000–6,000 light-years away from the Earth. In the sky of Earth, it spans 90' by 40', which translates to an actual dimension of 110 by 50 light years. Like many nebulae, it appears pink in time-exposure color photos but is gray to the eye peering through binoculars or a telescope, human vision having poor color sensitivity at low light levels. The nebula contains a number of Bok globules (dark, collapsing clouds of protostellar material), the most prominent of which have been catalogued by E. E. Barnard as B88, B89 and B296. It also includes a funnel-like or tornado-like structure caused by a hot O-type star that emanates ultraviolet light, heating and ionizing gases on the surface of the nebula. The Lagoon Nebula also contains at its centre a structure known as the Hourglass Nebula (so named by John Herschel), which should not be confused with the better known Engraved Hourglass Nebula in the constellation of Musca. In 2006, four Herbig–Haro objects were detected within the Hourglass, providing direct evidence of active star formation by accretion within it. (Explore Scientific ED80, Skywatcher HEQ5, Antlia SHO 3nm, ZWO ASI2600MM-Pro, ASIAIR, Pixinsight, Photoshop).
The shape of Gegenschein looked not round but irregular.
Equipment: Sigma 35mmF1.4 Art, IDAS Clear Filter, and EOS R6-SP5, modified by Seo San on ZWO AM5n Equatorial Mount, autoguided with Fujinon 1:2.8/75mm C-Mount Lens, Pentax x2 Extender, ZWO ASI 174MM-mini, and PHD2 Guiding
Exposure: 10 times x 600 seconds, 9 x 240 sec, and 10 x 60 seconds at ISO 1,600 and f/3.2
site: 2,560m above sea level at lat. 24 23 21 South and long. 70 12 01 West near the peak of Cerro Ventarrones Chile
Ambient temperature was 11 degrees Celsius or 52 degrees Fahrenheit. Wind was mild, and guide error RMS was 0.73". Sky was dark, and SQML was 21.77 at the night.
Messier 8 also you can see Trifid Nebula M20 and a part of Sagittarius Constellation
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Light 1h50 (220x30sec) F/2, 1600 iso + 48 flats
Taken Sep 11, 2021 (UT.) Astro-Tech AT60ED scope with 0.8X FR/FF (288mm FL, F/4.8,) QHY183c at -15C, Gain 11, Offset 50, Optolong L-eNhance filter. 20x180 sec acquired and stacked in SharpCap 3.2 LiveStack. Metro-area LP conditions, above average transparancy and average seeing.
lagoon-20x180-g11-o50-qhy183c_-15C-lenh-60f4_8
20 x 90 sec f/6 iso6400 360mm
Total exposure time 30 min
Bortle 4 sky
Star adventurer Pro
TS optics Apo 60/360 refractor
EOS 250D
Processed in siril, Photoshop and lightroom
Another star soup, with a few nebulas, dust, open star clusters. Once again using the ioptron star tracker and some tricky southern hemisphere polar aligning I captured 5 frames approx 90secs each.
CREEPY. CREEPY. HOUSE.
Valorie and I headed out together for some night shooting. She picked this location and we, both, excitedly headed out with expectations and ideas.
Upon arriving at the sight, my heavy duty spotlight did not hold a charge, so we couldn't "survey" the scene like we wanted, so loaded up gear, turned on flashlights and started walking through the chest high wheat field.
Quickly, we both got the heebie-jeebies.
This is the second abandoned farm house I've shot at and both make the hair on my arms stand up, but this one much more so than the other.
We took a quick tour through the house, testing our steps, hoping the floor would hold, then did some shots around the outside of the house and then moved back inside.
At this point, I must give truck loads of credit to Valorie for being the bravest girl I know. We did a few test shots inside the house together to figure out light levels and wow- when we turned off the flashlights, the place just got so creepy. --BUT- for this shot, Valorie had to stay in the house- while I went out in the field to shoot.
So, she stayed in the house, ALONE, IN THE DARK, at this place!
Like I said, truck loads of credit to her. Saying she took it for the team doesn't begin to explain things.
So, we shot into the night with plans of camping nearby, but she was so on edge with her heart thumping from the house experience that she cancelled camping and decided we were heading back to sleep in our safe bed! I understood :-)
It was really an amazing adventure and we both came away with some great images. She took some interest in shooting some of her own and I had a great time watching her take wonderfully to the night time shooting.
We've got some more projects coming down the line that may really grab your interest. But for now, we'll be on the couch catching up on sleep :-)
Thanks for the visit-
The glory of the galactic center dominates the night sky of Coudersport, PA with the brightness of Jupiter trying to steal the show.
Equipment: Sigma 35mmF1.4 Art, IDAS NB12 Dual Narrowband Filter or Clear Filter, and EOS R6-SP5, modified by Seo San on ZWO AM5n Equatorial Mount, autoguided with Fujinon 1:2.8/75mm C-Mount Lens, Pentax x2 Extender, ZWO ASI 174MM-mini, and PHD2 Guiding
Exposure: 7 times x 1,200 seconds, 8 x 240 sec, and 10 x 60 seconds at ISO 6,400 and f/3.2 with Dual Narrowband Filter and 10 times x 600 seconds, 9 x 240 sec, and 10 x 60 seconds at ISO 1,600 and f/3.2 with Clear Filter
site: 2,560m above sea level at lat. 24 23 21 South and long. 70 12 01 West near the peak of Cerro Ventarrones Chile
Ambient temperature was 11 degrees Celsius or 52 degrees Fahrenheit. Wind was mild, and guide error RMS was 0.73". Sky was dark, and SQML was 21.77 at the night.
This constellation is the richest region of the sky where you can find emmision and dark Nebulae, star clusters, interstellar clouds...etc
This image is a single 60-second exposure at 1600 ISO taken during a star party, in center of France.
Canon Rebel T3i + canon 50 mm f/1.8 lens + LXD75 tracking mount
→ 60 seconds exposure
→ ISO 1600
→ 50 mm
→ f/2.8
Lightroom editing
Location : Tauxigny, France
Celestron 9.25" + Celestron f/6.3 Reducer + ZWO ASI533MC
AZ-EQ5
86X60" Optolong L-Pro
77X60" Optolong L-eXtreme
Nebulosity4
PixInsight
Photoshop CC
Backyard, Cairns, Australia
Bortle 5
M8 and M20 - The Lagoon and Trifid Nebula in Sagittarius
Telescope：Takahashi FSQ106ED 645RD with βSGR
Camera：QHY16200A Beta test model
Mount：Skywatcher EQ8
Guide Scope：400mm f/4 telescope
Guide Camera：Starlight Xpress Lodestar X2
Luminance 300sec x 33 （1 binning ) -20c
RGB 300sec x 3 (1 binning each) -20c
May 12 2016 23:30-27:20
site: Fujinomiya 5gome, Mt Fuji, Japan（2400m above sea level)
A portion of the Milky Way in these summer days with the Dark Horse Nebula.
This nebula is one of the largest object of the deep sky. It is made up of many "small" dark nebulae mainly composed by interstellar gas clouds so dense to block light passing through.
Thanks to this simple mechanism we can detect the presence of such objects: by observing their silhouettes.
More extra info: the horse's back paw is usually called Pipe Nebula. And yet, in the belly of the horse lies a "small" (but fortunately visible in this photo) dark nebula with an "S" shape called Snake Nebula. Can you see them?
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⚙️ TECHNICAL DETAILS:
Canon EOS 60D (unmodded) and Canon 50mm STM f1.8 on a HEQ5 guided mount (QHY5L-II + 60/200).
Photos were acquired with Astrojan Tools and PHD Guiding.
Calibration and stacking with Deep Sky Stacker and post processing with Photoshop.
50mm - f/3.5 - ISO800
Light Frames: 6x180''
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I had some time to process the color channels. All I can say is I need better filters, the ZWO special LRGB filters for the ASI1600MM aren't on par with the Astrodon. Especially the blue channel, with big, blurry stars. And they aren't parfocal.
ASI1600MM-Cool with a Canon 300mm f/4 IS L lens and a Star Adventurer mount.
RGB 30x10 sec, 30 darks, no bias, no flats.
L 40x15 sec, 30 darks, no bias, no flats.
Ha 350x5sec, 50 darks, no bias, no darks.
Processed with PixInsight and Photoshop CS6.
Bortle Scale 5
40 x 180” lights
No calibration frames
T -5C
Offset 50
Gain 101
ZWO ASI533MC Pro
Tele Vue-85 + Tele Vue 0.8x Reducer/Flattener
Orion Mini 50mm Guide Scope + ZWO ASI 120MC-S + PHD2
Sky-Watcher AZ-EQ5
PixInsight and PS
The Lagoon Nebula, Messier 8 (NGC 6523) is one of the finest star-forming regions in the sky, and is faintly visible to the naked eye. It is a giant glowing cloud of interstellar gas, divided by a dark lane of dust, containing a cluster of young stars (NGC 6530) that have formed from it. The earliest observations of this object were made by Giovanni Battista Hodierna before 1654. When Charles Messier cataloged this object in 1764, he primarily described the cluster, and mentioned the nebula separately as surrounding the star 9 Sagittarii.
Distance from Earth: 4,100 light-years
Dimensions: 100 x 50 light-years
2 imaging sessions 29 - 30 June 2022
245 x 120 second exposures using no filters
Total time: 8hours 10mins
maged from my backyard in Gérgal, Almería, Spain
Bortle Class: 4 to 5
Telescope: William Optics GT81 @ 385mm
Image Camera: ZWO ASI 183 MC Pro -10C
Guiding: ZWO OAG with ZWO ASI 192MM S
Focusing: Pegasus FocusCube 2
Filter: None
Mount: Celestron CGX
Computer: Intel Atom NUC
Capture software: NINA, PHD2, Sharpcap Pro
Processing software: PixInsight, StarXterminator, NoiseXterminator, Adobe Lightroom
Taken from Savannah Skies Observatory using a Canonn 5D Mk III and 50 mm Digital Cinema Lens.
NOTE
Saturn is the bright "star" below and to the right on the Lagoon Nebula.
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
I probably do not have to tell you that Tuscany is a photographers paradise in daylight and it is also great at night, as this image from my last visit in May proves.
I have been revisiting the Val d'Orcia in Tuscany for four days this week, but this time, I have not done any nightscapes. That's partly because I was on a family vacation, but I could also blame it on the clouds, the moon phase, the season, the outstanding food, the excellent wine or all the cultural highlights of the area we had to visit.
Tuscany is a prime candidate for heaven on earth - for almost any reason you can dream up.
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EXIF
Canon EOS 6D, astro-modified
Sigma 35mm f/1.4 ART
iOptron SkyTracker Pro
Foreground:
4 x 60s @ISO1600 & 4 x 60s @ ISO3200, stacked
Sky:
5 x 60s @ISO1600 f/2.8, tracked & stacked
Sky-Watcher 150mm / f8
EQ3-2 On Step Mount
54 x 30" - Canon T1i mod
50 Darks, 20 Flats, 30 Bias
DSS + Pix + Ps 2021
Bortle 5/4 Sky
Porto Real - Brazil
A nebulosa da Lagoa é uma gigantesca nuvem interestelar na constelação de Sagitário. É classificada como uma nebulosa de emissão, cujos gases ionizados, principalmente hidrogênio, emitem radiação principalmente no comprimento de onda na faixa da luz visível vermelha.
Sobreposta à nebulosa existe um pequeno aglomerado aberto de estrelas. Tem magnitude aparente 6,0 e situa-se a 4 850 anos-luz em relação à Terra.
Uma das principais características da da nebulosa Laguna é a presença de nebulosas negras conhecidas como glóbulos de Bok, que são nuvens protoestelares com diâmetros de cerca de 10 000 UA.
A região mais brilhante da nebulosa (conhecida como a nebulosa da Ampulheta) é uma região onde ocorre intensa formação estelar: a intensa emissão luminosa é causada pela excitação de estrelas jovens e quentes, principalmente pela estrela Herschel 36.
Bastante próxima à região brilhante da Nebulosa encontra-se a mais brilhante estrela do objeto, 9 Sagittarii, de magnitude aparente 5,97 e classe espectral O5, que é responsável por grande parte do brilho da nebulosa.
The Galactic Core of our Milky Way galaxy rises over lobster boats on the coast of Maine.
The three bright pink spots in the sky are nebulae. From center to top left they are the Lagoon Nebula, Omega Nebula (aka Swan Nebula), and Eagle Nebula.
This is a single exposure taken with the Nikon Noct 58mm f/0.95 lens, on loan from Nikon. Shooting at f/0.95, I was able to take a single 3 second exposure for pinpoint stars and still capture a lot of light, and the boats only blurred a little bit.
Nikon Z 6, NIKKOR Z 58mm f/0.95 S Noct @ f/0.95, 3 seconds, ISO 3200.
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I started out trying to image Mars and Saturn after a very hot and humid day on July 23, 2016 – needless to say it wasn’t happening. Since I was setup, I decided to do some short exposures of a few Messier objects. Focus was a bit of an issue because of the temperature and the hot asphalt driveway that I must setup on. This is a 15 x 15 second stacked image of the Lagoon Nebula (Messier 8 or M8) in the constellation Sagittarius. The view also includes then open cluster NGC 6530 to the left of the nebula region. Tech Info: Meade LX90 12” telescope, Antares Focal Reducer, and Canon 6D camera. The image stack consisted of 10 x 15 seconds at ISO 3200 and 5 x 15 seconds at ISO 4000 as well has dark frames.
I knew I could capture the Lagoon Nebula and the Trifid Nebula. I was really hoping to catch all the nebulae clouds off to the right of the Lagoon Nebula (to catch a big nebula triangle) and boy, this approach sure worked great for that. My son and I like to call that area (appearing in the far right side) the Bear Claw Nebula but it's actually several other named objects. This is definitely a really interesting part of our night sky, that's for sure!
I captured this image using iTelescope's T8 telescope based in Sliding Spring, Australia in 2 nights - 5/17/2021 and 6/5/2021.
Taken under dark skies at the Golden State Star Party near Adin, CA.
Telescope: Tele Vue 76mm Refractor with 0.8x reducer (f/5)
Camera: QSI 683wsg
Mount: iOptron iEQ45 Pro
Integration: 30 min (6 x 5 min) each of RGB
Some of the most breathtaking views in the Universe are created by nebulae — hot, glowing clouds of gas. This new NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image shows the centre of the Lagoon Nebula, an object with a deceptively tranquil name. The region is filled with intense winds from hot stars, churning funnels of gas, and energetic star formation, all embedded within an intricate haze of gas and pitch-dark dust.
Nebulae are often named based on their key characteristics — particularly beautiful examples include the Ring Nebula (heic1310), the Horsehead Nebula (heic1307) and the Butterfly Nebula (heic0910). This new NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image shows the centre of the Lagoon Nebula, otherwise known as Messier 8, in the constellation of Sagittarius (The Archer).
The inspiration for this nebula’s name may not be immediately obvious — this is because the image captures only the very heart of the nebula. The Lagoon Nebula’s name becomes much clearer in a wider field view (opo0417i) when the broad, lagoon-shaped dust lane that crosses the glowing gas of the nebula can be made out.
Another clear difference between this new image and others is that this image combines both infrared and optical light rather than being purely optical(heic1015). Infrared light cuts through thick, obscuring patches of dust and gas, revealing the more intricate structures underneath and producing a completely different landscape [1].
However, even in visible light, the tranquil name remains misleading as the region is packed full of violent phenomena.
The bright star embedded in dark clouds at the centre of this image is known as Herschel 36. This star is responsible for sculpting the surrounding cloud, stripping away material and influencing its shape. Herschel 36 is the main source of ionising radiation [2] for this part of the Lagoon Nebula.
This central part of the Lagoon Nebula contains two main structures of gas and dust connected by wispy twisters, visible in the middle third of this image (opo9638). These features are quite similar to their namesakes on Earth — they are thought to be wrapped up into their funnel-like shapes by temperature differences between the hot surface and cold interior of the clouds. The nebula is also actively forming new stars, and energetic winds from these newborns may contribute to creating the twisters.
This image combines images taken using optical and infrared light gathered by Hubble’s Wide Field Planetary Camera 2.
Credit: NASA, ESA, J. Trauger (Jet Propulson Laboratory)
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Untracked Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex and the the constellations of Sagittarius, Scorpio and Ophiuchus, showing a portion of the nucleus of the Milky Way. Some of the objects that can be seen are the Trifid and Lagoon nebulae in the constellation Sagittarius. Towards the right half of the image we find, joined to the Milky Way by the Dark River, the Ophiuchus Nebula. Stand out in this region, the red supergiant star Antares (alpha star of the constellation of Scorpio) and to its right, the globular cluster M4.
Tomas sin seguimiento del conjunto de nebulas de la región de Rho Ophiuchi y parte de las constelaciones de Sagitario, Escorpión y Ofiuco, mostrándose una porción del núcleo de la Vía Láctea. Algunos de los objetos que pueden verse son las nebulosas Trífida y de la Laguna, en la constelación de Sagitario. Hacia la mitad derecha de la imagen encontramos, unida a la Vía Láctea por el Río Oscuro, la Nebulosa de Ofiuco. Destacan en esta región, la estrella supergigante roja Antares (estrella alfa de la constelación de Escorpio) y a su derecha, el cúmulo globular M4.
Date/Fecha: 07/23/2022
Location: Buseu - Lleida (42°18'22.1"N 1°07'01.9"E)
Alt: 1.342m.
Bortle 3 location
GEAR
- Tracker Sky-Watcher AZ-GTi EQ Mode
- Camera Sony ILC3-A7M3 APS-C Mode
- Lens Sony SONY FE 50mm f/1.8
IMAGE
- 48 Lights at 600mm, ISO 8000, 8seg, f1.8
- 11 Darks at 600mm, ISO 1600, 90seg, f1.8
- Total time of exposition 6min. 24seg.
SOFTWARE
- Stellarium
- Stacked with DeepSkyStacker
- Image viewer Adobe Bridge
- Image processing with Adobe Camera Raw and Adobe Photoshop
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How many horses can you see in this image?
When I saw these two prancing horses, while scouting the sculptures in Borrego Springs, I immediately knew that I had to capture them with their galactic cousin, the Dark Hores Nebula.
The Dark Horse Nebula is a collection of dark nebulae near the galactic center that resemble the side silhouette of a prancing horse. It is part of the Great Rift, a dark gap that splits the band of the Milky Way in half, starting at the Northern Cross and extending all the way down to the “Teapot” of Sagittarius in the south.
The Dark Horse Nebula in this image is facing the prancing horse sculpture, like a smaller morror image. Its back is partially hidden by the head of the horse on the left, to make the answer to the introductory question a bit less obvious.
The sky art sculptures in Borrego Springs were created by the amazing artist Ricardo Breceda. Visit his stream to learn more about his work: ricardobreceda.com
Prints available: ralf-rohner.pixels.com
EXIF
Canon EOS 6D, astro-modified
Samyang 24mm f/1.4
iOptron Skytracker Pro
Low Level Lighting
Foreground
6 x 30s @ ISO1600
Sky:
6 x 30s @ ISO1600, tracked
Saturn is seen near the Lagoon (M8) and Trifid Nebula (M20) amongst the star clouds of the Milky Way on July 7, 2018. The image was made of 24 twenty second exposures. (Canon 70D, Canon 200 mm f/2.8L lens @ f/3.2, ISO 1000)
More processing and tighter crop of previous posting. Mind boggling how many stars there are out there. I never get over my feeling of awe
Sony A7S, Canon 70-200mm f/2.8 at f/2.8, 200mm, 60s ISO3200. Stack of 15 images
A section of the center of the Milky Way near Sagittarius, Scorpius and Ophiuchus.
Stacked & Tracked
Equipment
Sony a7R iii
Sony FE 16-35mm F2.8 GM
Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer Mini
Acquisition
Camera in APS-C mode, lens manually focused and at @52mm (35mm equivalent)
ISO 800 @ f/2.8
Light: 20 x 2.5min = 50min integration time
Dark: 5 x 2.5min
Bias: 40
Processing
Stacked using DSS
Lightroom
Photoshop
Messier 8 and Messier 20
Credit: ESO/Dss2, Giuseppe Donatiello (colorized plates)
This image is distributed as CC0 but for its use please refer to what is indicated in the info here: www.flickr.com/people/133259498@N05/
Messier 8 - The Lagoon Nebula (below (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)
NGC 6514, 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 is a view of the core of our galaxy, roughly in the constellation Sagittarius.
This image was constructed from multiple 30 second exposures shot with a Nikkor 105 mm f2.8 lens at f 5.0, ISO 5000, on a D610.
Tracking was with an Ioptron star tracker.
Roughly 10 frames per field of view were stacked to reduce noise, then stitched to cover a wider field. This image is a small section of a larger project that I'm working on to create a large high resolution panorama of the central part of the milky way.
I've learnt a lot about processing astro images, but I think I still have a great deal to learn.
The Lagoon Nebula (M8), is a giant interstellar cloud in the constellation Sagittarius. It is classified as an emission nebula.
This image was taken from my driveway with the Seestar S50 using the inbuilt dualband filter.
Stacked and processed using PixInsight.
Equipment Details:
SeeStar S50
Inbuilt Duo Band Filter (Ha and Oiii)
Exposure Details:
180 x 10 second
Total Integration Time 30 minutes
19 minutes exposure (38*30sec) with an ASI183MC-Pro on a Tamron 150-600mm lens @ 150mm. Very strong light pollution
The Lagoon (centre) and Trifid nebulas, currently high overhead in New Zealand at about 8pm. Eighty tracked images each of 40 seconds, combined in Pixinsight, with final finishing in Photoshop.
Across The Universe
The Beatles
Images of broken light
Which dance before me like a million eyes
They call me on and on across the universe
Thoughts meander like a restless wind inside a letter box
They tumble blindly as they make their way across the universe
Jai Guru Deva, Om
Nothing's gonna change my world
Nothing's gonna change my world
Nothing's gonna change my world
Nothing's gonna change my world
Sounds of laughter, shades of life
Are ringing through my open ears
Inciting and inviting me
Limitless, undying love
Which shines around me like a million suns
It calls me on and on across the universe
Jai Guru Deva, Om
Nothing's gonna change my world
Nothing's gonna change my world
Nothing's gonna change my world
Nothing's gonna change my world
A dream came true for me a week ago, when I got to hook my camera up to a gigantic telescope, at the Dubbo Observatory, in country NSW, Australia.
After a large group of us stargazed for about 90 mins, everyone else left to go home, whilst myself and my wife stayed back, as I shot images, deep into space.
This is the Lagoon Nebula, and its approximately 4700 light years away from the Earth.
Shot at iso6400 for 30 seconds.
Hope you like "Across The Universe"
Cheers, Mike
A crop of my 1st attempt at these 2 beautiful Nebulae , M20 TRIFID NEBULA on the left side and M8 LAGOON Nebula on the right. I was trying for the Lagoon and was lucky with the lens I used that I managed both in 1 x go. 126 x light frames 17 x dark frames and 32 flat frames, lights were 30 secs each so a total of 1 hour 3mins of data captured and stacked in Sequator software. Canon 60D and Asahi Takumar 135mm f 3.5 old mf lens on a Star adventurer 2i tracker. Very damn happy with this 1st attempt.
Messier 8 - Messier 20 (2022 AI)
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.
2021+2022 data processed into Luminar 4-AI
To use this image please first read here: www.flickr.com/people/133259498@N05/
Premier essai sur les nébuleuses de la Trifide (en haut) et de la Lagune (en bas), situées dans la constellation du Sagittaire.
14 images, 10 Darks, 19 Offsets et 15 Flats . Assemblage dans IRIS et cosmétique dans Photoshop CS4. Nikon D5300 modifié astro par Eos for Astro, Nikkor 200-400mm F/4, filtre IDAS LPS-V4-N5, télécommande Twin1 ISR2 + Monture Astrotrac 320x.
Paramètres: 60s F/4 ISO 1600, 250mm.
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