Monday, July 1, 2019

M8 - Lagoon Nebula




Very conspicuous to the naked eye, M8 appears as a large curdle of galactic vapor off the western edge of the Milky Way that rises from the teapot's spout. The emission nebula, powered by the radiative energy of the very hot 6th-magnitude star 9 Sagittarii, 9th-magnitude Herschel 36, and possibly some obscured stars, is complemented on its eastern side by NGC 6530 - a loose spritz of 113 very young suns, all of which are probably intimately associated with the M8 nebulosity that enshrouds them in loops and swirls.

Optics: Vixen ED81s @ f/7.7
Mount: Skywatcher HEQ5 synscan Pro
Guiding: 9x50 finderscope, DMK21AU04, PHD guiding
Camera: SBIG ST2000XM
Filter Wheel: SBIG CFW9
Filters: L,R,G,B,Ha
CCD Temperature: 0 degrees Celsius
Constellation: Sagittarius
Date: June 28, 2019
Location: Parnonas mountain - Greece
Exposure
L:R:G:B:Ha=120:30:30:30:15 min bin 1x1
Calibration: Darks, Flats, Bias

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