Autore dello sfondo:
Bernard Miller
13 Apr 2023
hM8 - The Lagoon Nebula
This is an image of M8, also known as the Lagoon Nebula. It is an emission nebula about 4,100 light years away in the constellation Sagittarius. It is one of only two star-forming nebulae faintly visible to the eye from mid-northern latitudes.
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 |