Wallpaper author:
Jonathan Lodge
22 May 2022
The Lagoon Nebula
The Lagoon Nebula (aka Messier 8, NGC 6523, Sharpless 25, RCW 146, and Gum 72) is a giant interstellar cloud in the constellation of Sagittarius. It is classified as an emission nebula and as an H II region.
It is estimated to be between 4,000–6,000 light-years away from the Earth. It's actual size is 110 by 50 light years. The nebula contains a number of Bok globules (dark, collapsing clouds of protostellar material).
Another sublime dataset from the ASA 500N, an absolute joy to work on.
Total integration: 1.5 hrs
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 |