Wallpaper author:
Bernard Miller
13 Apr 2023
hM8 - The Lagoon Nebula
This is an image of M8, also known as the Lagoon Nebula. It is an emission nebula about 4,100 light years away in the constellation Sagittarius. It is one of only two star-forming nebulae faintly visible to the eye from mid-northern latitudes.
Dataset from which the image was processed
M8
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- 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............................................................................................................................19 Feb 2023 - 25 Jul 2024
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luminance | 117 | 35m | 18 |
| Red | 124 | 35m | 17 |
| Green | 88 | 25m | 17 |
| Blue | 88 | 25m | 17 |
| Halpha | 1094 | 5h10m | 17 |