Wallpaper author:
Pranay Kanwar
14 May 2022
M8 a.k.a Lagoon Nebula
M8 a.k.a Lagoon Nebula, Gum 72, NGC 6523, Sharpless 25, RCW 146, or Gum 72 an emission nebula and HII region in Sagittarius ~4k-6k ly away with
dimensions 110 by 50 ly. One of only two star-forming nebulae faintly visible to the eye.
SHO 1h 30m (6x300s each) from CHI-2 telescope, an ASA 500N with FLI PL 16803 camera and Astrodon filters, part of telescope.live network. Taken on 10-12 Apr 2022.
Processed in AstroPixelProcessor and PixInsight.
Dataset from which the image was processed
M8
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- Type of target............................................................................................................................Emission Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI PL16803
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 271.07083 Dec -24.3225
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................10 Apr 2022 - 12 Apr 2022
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halpha | 300 | 30m | 6 |
| OIII | 300 | 30m | 6 |
| SII | 300 | 30m | 6 |