Messier 8 in Sagittarius
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2017-07-22 + 23
TS Imaging Star 100mm f/5.8
Skywatcher AZ EQ6
68x3 min ISO 800
3h 24min
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Canon EOS 1000Da
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Emission nebula
Sgr
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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.
90’ x 60’
5 200 Ly
+ 6.0
APF-R was used for image processing
Image acquisition by CEDIC team
(Markus Blauensteiner, Bernhard Hubl, Christoph Kaltseis, Michael Hanl)
Image processing by Markus Blauensteiner