Wallpaper author:
Nik Szymanek
26 Jul 2020
Heart of the Lagoon Nebula
M8, the Lagoon Nebula in Sagittarius.
Narrowband image with Astrodon filters
Ha: 5 x 450 sec
OIII: 7 x 450 sec
SII: 4 x 450 sec
Dataset from which the image was processed
M8
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- Type of target............................................................................................................................Emission Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI ProLine PL9000
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 270.9042 Dec -24.38331
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................21 Oct 2020 - 26 Oct 2020
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halpha | 180 | 24m | 8 |
| SII | 180 | 24m | 8 |
| OIII | 180 | 24m | 8 |