Wallpaper author:
Rodney Hughes
24 May 2026
M8 Lagoon Nebula
The M8, Lagoon Nebula, in constellation Sagittarius was processed using PixInsight as an SHO image. Resolution is 0.4 arcsec/pixel.
Dataset from which the image was processed
M8
9 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Emission Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................QHY 600M
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 270.9042 Dec -24.3833
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................03 Apr 2023 - 25 Jul 2024
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| OIII | 277 | 4h | 52 |
| Halpha | 358 | 5h10m | 52 |
| SII | 265 | 3h45m | 51 |