Wallpaper author:
Nicolas Rolland
12 Apr 2021
The Lagoon Nebula in SHO
The Lagoon Nebula, Messier 8 (NGC 6523) is one of the finest star-forming regions in the sky, and is faintly visible to the naked eye. It is a giant glowing cloud of interstellar gas, divided by a dark lane of dust, containing a cluster of young stars (NGC 6530) that have formed from it.
(2.25 hours integration)
2020-05
Heaven's Mirror Observatory, Australia
Takahashi FSQ-106ED
FLI PL16803
Filters: Ha 6x450s , OIII 6x450s, SII 6x450s
Dataset from which the image was processed
M8
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- 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 |