M 8 - Lagoon Nebula
M 8 - Lagoon Nebula |
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Object data of M8 |
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| Object type: | Emission nebula | |
| Size: | 90' x 40' | |
| Magnitude: | 6.0 mag | |
| Constellation: | Sgr | |
| Distance: | 5,200 Ly | |
| Notes: | The Lagoon Nebula (Messier 8) is one of the finest and brightest star-forming regions in the sky. It is a giant cloud of interstellar matter which is currently undergoing vivid star formation, and has already formed a considerable cluster of young stars. | |
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Exposure data |
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| Date: | 2019-07-26 + 29 | |
| Location: | ATHOS Centro Astronomico / La Palma (900m) | |
| Telescope: | Astro-Physics 175mm f/8 Starfire EDF with field flattener (f=1452mm) | |
| Camera: | Moravian G4-16000 with Baader filters | |
| Binning: | L 1x1 / RGB 1x1 | |
| Mount: | 10micron GM3000 HPS | |
| Exposure time: | L 5x6min / R 4x6min / G 4x6min / B 4x6min | |
| Exposure time total: | 1h 42min | |
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