Autore dello sfondo:
Bernard Miller
02 Apr 2021
The Lagoon Nebula
This is an image of M8, also known as the Lagoon Nebula captured and processed with narrowband filters using the Hubble palette. It is an emission nebula about 6,000 light years away in the constellation Sagittarius. Its size is estimated to be about 110 light years by 60 light years.
Dataset da cui è stata elaborata l'immagine
M8
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- Tipo di obiettivo............................................................................................................................Emission Nebula
- Fotocamera............................................................................................................................FLI PL16803
- Coordinate dell'obiettivo............................................................................................................................RA 270.9042 Dec -24.3833
- Emisfero............................................................................................................................Southern
- Posizione del telescopio............................................................................................................................Australia
- Evento transitorio............................................................................................................................No
- Osservato il............................................................................................................................22 Feb 2020 - 28 Aug 2022
Filtro | Exp. media (s) | Esposizione totale | Sottoframe |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red | 123 | 39m | 19 |
| Halpha | 717 | 3h35m | 18 |
| Blue | 130 | 39m | 18 |
| Green | 120 | 36m | 18 |
| Luminance | 100 | 30m | 18 |