Messier 8 - wide field
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Emission nebula
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2017-07-23
ATHOS Centro Astronómico / La Palma (900m)
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 105mm f/1.4E @ f/2.8
iOptron Sky Tracker
54x1min
54 min
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Nikon D810A (ISO400)
Image acquisition by CEDIC team
(Michael Hanl, Bernhard Hubl, Christoph Kaltseis, Markus Blauensteiner)
Image processing by Michael Hanl
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- CEDIC Team goes Chile II
- CEDIC Team goes La Palma I
- CEDIC Team goes La Palma II
- CEDIC Team goes La Palma III
- CEDIC Team goes Namibia
- Namibia 2022 - Intro
- #1 - Clusters in Carina
- #2 - Hidden Treasures in Vela
- #3 - Southern Galaxies
- #4 - Emission Nebulae in Centaurus
- #5 - Near South Pole
- #6 - Dark Nebulae in Cir & Lup
- #7 - Nebulae in Ara & Norma
- #8 - Nebulae in Scorpius
- #9 - Open Clusters in Scorpius
- #10 - Highlights in Sagittarius
- #11 - Nebulae in Ophiuchus
90’ x 40’
5 200 Ly
The Lagoon Nebula (Messier 8) is one of the finest and brightest
star-forming regions in the sky. It is a giant cloud of
interstellar matter which is currently undergoing vivid star formation,
and has already formed a considerable cluster of young stars.
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