M8
M8
Object | |
| Description: | Lagoon Nebula in Emission-Line |
| Type: | Diffuse Nebula |
| Constellation: | Sagittarius |
| Distance: | 5,200 ly |
Image | |
| Date: | August 19, 2012 |
| Location: | Carlsbad, CA |
| Exposure: | SII 6x15, Ha 6x15, OIII 6x15 (bin 1x1) as RGB |
Equipment | |
| Optics: | Takahashi FSQ-106N Refractor |
| Focal Length: | 530mm @f/5 |
| Mount: | Astro-Physics 900GTO |
| Camera: | SBIG ST-10XME |
| Focuser: | Robo-Focus |
| Filters: | CFW10A, Astrodon 3nm SII, Ha, OIII |
| Software: | Maxim DL, CCDStack, Photoshop |