Wallpaper author:
Steve Teel
08 Aug 2026
The Lagoon and Trifid Nebulae and M21
Processed using PixInsight with FBPP, SPCC, BXT, NXT, SXT, MAS, PhotometricContinuumSubtraction, ImageBlend, GHS, and Affinity Photo 2.
Dataset from which the image was processed
M8
4 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Emission Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI PL16803
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 270.9042 Dec -24.3833
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Australia
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................22 Feb 2020 - 28 Aug 2022
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red | 123 | 39m | 19 |
| Halpha | 717 | 3h35m | 18 |
| Blue | 130 | 39m | 18 |
| Green | 120 | 36m | 18 |
| Luminance | 100 | 30m | 18 |