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 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