Wallpaper author:
Leslie Chaks
08 Jun 2024
M8 - Lagoon Nebula
This large emission nebula is found in the constellation Sagittarius. It is composed of young ionizing stars, dust and a number of Bok globules providing protostellar material. It is approximately 4,080 light-years distant.
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 |