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Lagoon Nebula in Emission-Line
M8
Object
Type Diffuse Nebula
Constellation Sagittarius
Distance 5,200 ly
More Info
Image
Date 19 Aug 2012 (Summer)
Place Carlsbad, CA
Exposure Data SII:Ha:OIII 90:90:90 mins @ -10C
SII 6x15, Ha 6x15, OIII 6x15 (bin 1x1) as RGB
Notes
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