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Lagoon Nebula
M8
Object
Type Diffuse Nebula
Constellation Sagittarius
Distance 5,200 ly
More Info YouTube
Image
Date 10 Aug 2018 (Summer)
Place Palomar Mountain, CA
Exposure Data L:SII:Ha:OIII 15:120:180:120 mins @ -25C
Lum 3x5, SII 8x15, Ha 12x15, OIII 8x15 (bin 1x1) as RGB
Notes
Equipment
Optics DSI RC10C Corrected RC Astrograph
Focal Length 1867mm @f/7.3
Mount Astro-Physics 900GTO
Camera FLI ML-6303E
Focuser Built-in Secondary Focuser
Filters FLI CFW2-7, Astrodon 3nm SII, Ha, OIII, Gen 2 L
Software MaxIm DL, CCDStack, Photoshop