Autore dello sfondo:
David Tonucci
28 Dec 2025
Lagoon Nebula
The Lagoon Nebula (catalogued as Messier 8 or M8, NGC 6523, Sharpless 25, RCW 146, and Gum 72) is a giant emission nebula with an H II region located in the constellation Sagittarius. Discovered by Giovanni Hodierna in 1654, it is one of only two star-forming nebulae faintly visible to the naked eye from mid-northern latitudes (the other being the Orion Nebula).
Dataset da cui è stata elaborata l'immagine
M8
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- Tipo di obiettivo............................................................................................................................Emission Nebula
- Fotocamera............................................................................................................................QHY 600M
- Coordinate dell'obiettivo............................................................................................................................RA 270.9042 Dec -24.3833
- Emisfero............................................................................................................................Southern
- Posizione del telescopio............................................................................................................................Chile
- Evento transitorio............................................................................................................................No
- Osservato il............................................................................................................................19 Feb 2023 - 25 Jul 2024
Filtro | Exp. media (s) | Esposizione totale | Sottoframe |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luminance | 117 | 35m | 18 |
| Red | 124 | 35m | 17 |
| Green | 88 | 25m | 17 |
| Blue | 88 | 25m | 17 |
| Halpha | 1094 | 5h10m | 17 |