M8
M8
Object | |
| Description: | Lagoon Nebula |
| Type: | Diffuse Nebula |
| Constellation: | Sagittarius |
| Distance: | 5,200 ly |
Image | |
| Date: | August 10, 2018 |
| Location: | Palomar Mountain, CA |
| Exposure: | Lum 3x5, SII 8x15, Ha 12x15, OIII 8x15 (bin 1x1) as RGB |
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 |