M8

Lagoon Nebula in Emission-Line

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Object Info

Type

Diffuse Nebula

Constellation

Sagittarius

Distance

5,200 ly

Capture Details

Date

August 26, 2006

Location

Little Blair Valley, Anza-Borrego Desert, CA

Exposure

SII 6x15, Ha 6x15, OIII 6x15 (bin 1x1) as RGB

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 SII, Ha, OIII

Software

Maxim DL, RegiStar, Photoshop