Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Sagittarius (Sgr)  ·  Contains:  Hourglass nebula  ·  Lagoon nebula  ·  M 8  ·  NGC 6523  ·  NGC 6526  ·  NGC 6530  ·  The star 7Sgr  ·  The star 9Sgr
M8 Nebula, Gianluca Belgrado
M8 Nebula
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M8 Nebula, Gianluca Belgrado
M8 Nebula
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The Laguna nebula (M8), 4100 light years from Earth, is also visible to the naked eye. The size of the nebula is about 110 light years (one light year corresponds to 9461 billion kilometers) Shooting data: RGB colors, taken on 24 June 2017, with an unmodified Canon 700d SLR and UHC Optolong eos clip filter. Luminance Halpha: made in 8 evenings between August and September 2019, with a Canon 1100d full spectrum and Ha 12nm filter. All the photos were taken from my house, with a 200/1000 telescope and Neq6 pro mount. Total exposure: 13 hours

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