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Narrowband shot of M8 and M20; two emission/reflection nebulae in the Sagittarius constellation, around 4100 light years from earth.
Image acquisition details:
39x300" HA
35x300" OIII
34x300" SII
Something a little different this time. What you’re looking at is a 9-panel mosaic of M8, an emission nebula in the Sagittarius constellation, around 4000 light years from earth.
The images were shot through a single filter (Hydrogen Alpha), aiming to pull out as much detail as possible and give it a bit of a fine art appearance (to the extent that’s even possible with astro images).
Setup:
Planewave CDK24
Moravian C3-61000 Pro
Planewave L-600
Image acquisition details:
9 panels: 18x300” HA per panel
Lagoon Nebula (M8) in the constellation Sagittarius.
One of the finest star-forming regions in the sky, faintly visible to the naked eye.
Image details:
Telescope: Orion EON 80mm/f6.25 ED refractor
Camera: Canon EOS 20Da, no filter
Mount: Vixen Sphinx (NexSXW)
Guiding: Skywatcher SynGuider/80mm refractor
Exposure: Total 14 mins, Daylight WB, ISO 1600, calibrated with darks, no flats
Widefield shot of M8 and M20; two emission/reflection nebulae in the Sagittarius constellation, around 4100 light years from earth.
Image acquisition details:
80x120" Luminance
55x120" Red
55x120" Green
55x120" Blue
Another attempt at visual auto-biography using Leica M8 and Elmar 50/2.8. The image has been cropped (and I may need a longer lens).
Ionian capital of the palace (fourth century BC) of Philip II of Macedonia in Pella. Pella was also the place where Alexander the Great was born. Archaeological Museum Pella. Leica M8, Voigtlaender 35/1.4.
The M8 is not the oldest digital camera, but it is the first digital M camera made by Leica in 2006. They got the sensor (a bit smaller than full-frame, so the crop factor is about 1.3) from Kodak in the USA and, despite its modest 10MP capacity, it can produce extremely sharp and, as some say, almost film-like images. That this is a well-made camera I don't need to emphasise. Much more important is that it is a range-finder camera as simple as it can get. There are no gimmicks at all. And that means that the process of "making the image" takes place where it should take place - in your head. So, there is nothing "automatic", and I am more than grateful for this. Despite its age, twenty years, and all its limitations, the M8 is still a joy to use. And it is simple. Its menu? What menu? There are just a few points in it, if you want to look at them anyway. Forget the bewildering 2000 options you have to work through on some of the latest cameras. With the M8, all you need to do is care about the light, set the distance and define the shutter - things that your brain does "automatically". And then comes the real job, composition. Image done with Leica M246 mono plus Leitz Elmar 4/135.
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This image of M8 demonstrates the three emission bands Ha, OIII and SII and maps the location of those emissions in equal measure. It is quite different from the 2013 bi-colour image which was Oxygen dominate in the mix.
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© and processing Paul C Swift 2019
Data Theodore Arampatzoglou 2013
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Also known as the Lagoon nebula, this is a large hydrogen emission nebula in the constellation Sagittarius. The red color is light emitted by hydrogen atoms excited by intense starlight. It is a region of active star formation, as can be seen by the cluster of bright stars near the center. It is also relatively close to earth, about 4000 LY, so appears large in the sky, about 3x the size of the moon.
Taken from Likely, CA June 2014
Scope: Skywatcher MN190, Camera: Canon T2i, Mount Orion Atlas
RGB one-shot color, 4 hours integration
Reprocessed May 2023
Leica M8, Voigtlander CS 2.2/50 wide-open, window light. These settings (low ISO, a reliable shutter speed) are more conducive for this 10MP camera and resulting in better visual quality, not necessarily in more interesting imagery though.
This a long lost memory of what makes the summer months so much better than the constant cold and rain. The picture says it all.
This video “MIX 8” is another selection of images, both graphic, design and Photographic. The idea is to show the range of styles and techniques from right across my wide range of styles. It is followed in my Photostream by individual images taken from the video, but shown as single images at full size. These will appear on my photostream spread over the following week.
There are more examples of these Mixes on my portfolio website :-
In Sri Lanka, South of Colombo the railway line follows the coast all the way to Galle and beyond to Matara. It is a spectacular train ride with stunning views of the Indian Ocean and the coastal communities.
Class M8 number 877 is seen running along this coast line at Mount Lavinia famous for its beautiful beaches. Hotels, bars and restaurants are built next to the beach, behind the train is an unfinished hotel which will most likly remain in this state for years to come and serve as an eyesore in an otherwise beautiful area.
In the distance can be seen the sprawling city and docks of Colombo.
877 was working the 1510 from Maradana to Matara.
NGC6559 and M8 Lagoon Nebula in Sagittarius.
Luglio 2024
Località: San Romualdo - Ravenna
Tecnosky OWL90 con riduttore 0.8 F/4.8 (432mm)
Avalon M-Uno - Autoguida con QHY5III 174M su Celestron OAG
CCD QSI 583ws raffreddata -10
Filtri Astrodon RGB Gen2 E-series e Narrowband Astronimik 6nm
HA-RGB: HA 35x10min, R 56x2min, G 53x2min, B 49x2min
Acquisizione: MaximDL5 - Calibrata con Dark e Flat.
Elaborazione: Astroart9, Affinity2 e Paint Shop Pro 2023.
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M8 Lagoon Nebula shot with Canon 5Dsr on a Sky watcher Quattro 250 F4 . 36 x 55 second shots stacked. 33 minutes of data.
The Lagoon Nebula 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 was discovered by Giovanni Hodierna before 1654 and is one of only two star-forming nebulae faintly visible to the eye from mid-northern latitudes. The nebula lies around 4,077 light years away.
While I love the Great Orion Nebula, I am growing more enamored with this particular nebula. Take a closer look at everything going on here - dust lanes, waves of hydrogen clouds and more. It's a gorgeous nebula!
Stars removed using Starnet 2 in PixInsight.
Image Details:
- Imaging Scope: William Optics 61mm Zenithstar II Doublet
- Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI183MC Color with ZWO Duo Band filter
- Guiding Scope: William Optics 66mm Petzval
- Guiding Camera: Orion Starshoot Auutoguider
- Acquisition Software: Sharpcap
- Guiding Software: PHD2
- Capture Software: SharpCap Pro (LiveStack mode with dithering)
- Light Frames: 20*5 mins @ 100 Gain, Temp -20C
- Dark Frames: 20*5 mins
- Stacked in Deep Sky Stacker
- Processed in PixInsight, Adobe Lightroom, and Topaz Denoise AI
M8 Lagoon Nebula
Data courtesy of the Telescope Live remote imaging platform.
El Sauce Observatory, Chile.
Telescope: ASA 500N Newtonian. 500mm aperture, focal length 1900mm, f/3.8
CCD Camera: Finger Lake Instruments FLI 16803
Equatorial Mount: ASA DDM85 direct drive.
SHO Hubble palette image.
S: 6 x 600s
H: 6 x 600s
O: 6 x 600s.
Processed with Astro Pixel Processor, PixInsight and Affinity Photo.
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M8, Lagoon Nebula. Almost 35 hrs integration time. Sky-Watcher Esprit 120mm, QHY278M, Optolong 3nm NG, and RGB filters.
13hrs of Hydrogen data taken from downtown Bortle 9 Phoenix, Arizona. 13 hrs Sulphur split between Bortle 1 and Bortle 9, and 6 hrs Oxygen all Bortle 1, new moon. 1.5 hrs of RGB also at Bortle 1. I did some interesting combinations of the data to get this final image.
It lies about 5,000 light-years away, and spans 100 light-years, in the constellation Sagittarius.
A bowl of apples
Leica M8 Summilux-M 1:1.4 75 at F1.4 1/60th
Leica E60 UV/IR Cut filter
Halogen light above and on the left, colour temp adjusted to 3000K in photoshop
otherwise only some slight sharpening on resizing
The Lagoon Nebula (M8, NGC 6523) is a giant interstellar cloud in the constellation Sagittarius. It is classified as an emission nebula and as a H II region. In the foreground is the open star cluster NGC 6530.
The Lagoon Nebula is estimated to be between 4,000-6,000 light years from the Earth and measures 110 by 50 light years.
The nebula contains a number of Bok globules (dark, collapsing clouds of protostellar material). 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 (the densest, brightest part). In 2006 the first four Herbig–Haro objects were detected within the Hourglass (a Herbig-Haro object is where jets emitted from a newly forming star interact with surrounding nebulosity).
This image was shot in mapped colour - Sulphur II emissions mapped to red, Hydrogen alpha to green and Oxygen III to blue - the so-called Hubble Palette.
Hello folks here M8_M20
Telescope: SharpStar 150 f2,8
Guide Scope:Evoguide
Mount : Skywatcher HEQ5
Imaging camera: ZWO 2600MC
Guiding camera: ZWO 290 MC
Filters: Idas NBZ
Plate solving: SGpro
Imaging software: Sgpro
Guiding software: PHD2
Processing software: Pixinsight
Lpro 90X120s exposure@100Gain
Integration: 3 hrs
Was thinking of this today 110720. It's Biden for the second time in a young life. This photograph from 082308 the day Obama picked him as a running mate. Now, a welcome return.
JH
Messier 8
5,200 Light years away in the constellation Sagittarius is the Lagoon Nebula M8 (NGC 6523).
This vast emission nebula is home to the open star cluster NGC6530. The open cluster contains thousands of stars, most of which are hidden by the interstellar gas & dust that make up this awesome nebula.
The image is made up from about 2 hours of data using the Chile 2 telescope at Slooh.com stacked & processed with PixInsight.