Wallpaper author:
Walter Borghini
03 Oct 2024
M 8
The Lagoon Nebula is a gigantic interstellar cloud visible to the naked eye looking towards the constellation of Sagittarius. The entire nebular complex is larger than 100 light years and is located at an estimated distance of over 4,000 light years from our planet.
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 |