M8

Lagoon Nebula

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Object Info

Type

Diffuse Nebula

Constellation

Sagittarius

Distance

5,200 ly

Capture Details

Date

July 21, 2006

Location

Carlsbad, CA

Exposure

Ha 8x15 (bin 1x1)

Equipment

Optics

Takahashi FSQ-106N Refractor

Focal Length

530mm @f/5

Mount

Celestron CGE

Camera

SBIG ST-2000XM

Focuser

Robo-Focus

Filters

CFW10A, Astrodon 6nm Ha

Software

MaxIm DL 4, Photoshop cs