Wallpaper author:
Bernard Miller
02 Apr 2021
The Lagoon Nebula
This is an image of M8, also known as the Lagoon Nebula captured and processed with narrowband filters using the Hubble palette. It is an emission nebula about 6,000 light years away in the constellation Sagittarius. Its size is estimated to be about 110 light years by 60 light years.
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 |