Wallpaper author:
John Ebersole
12 Nov 2023
M8 in Monochrome
The Lagoon Nebula, M8, in classic, starless monochrome. This time in the light of SII.
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............................................................................................................................Australia
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................02 Apr 2023 - 26 Aug 2024
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halpha | 1374 | 7h15m | 19 |
| Red | 10 | 3m | 18 |
| Green | 10 | 3m | 18 |
| Blue | 10 | 3m | 18 |
| Luminance | 10 | 3m | 18 |