Wallpaper author:
Mark Mayer
31 Oct 2023
M8 the Lagoon Nebula
The Lagoon Nebula, Messier 8, is a giant interstellar emission nebula in the constellation Sagittarius. The nebula was discovered by Giovanni Hodierna in 1654 before Charles Messier included in his catalogue of astronomical objects starting in 1774.
Dataset from which the image was processed
M8
5 credit
- 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 |