I imaged the Lagoon Nebula
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M8, also known as the Lagoon Nebula, is a star-forming cloud of interstellar gas located in Sagittarius. Its distance is 5,200 light-years.
With this image of M8 taken on 2022-06-04 I will start sharing images of summer targets. More to come!
Date: 2022-06-04
Location: Richmond Hill (ON)
Scope: Explore Scientific 80ED CF APO refractor
Mount: Celestron AVX
Camera: ZWO ASI533MC PRO
Location: Richmond Hill (ON)
Scope: Explore Scientific 80ED CF APO refractor
Mount: Celestron AVX
Camera: ZWO ASI533MC PRO
Focuser: ZWO EAF
Filter: Optolong L-Extreme
Guide Scope: Orion 50mm mini + ZWO ASI224MC + PHD2
Software: NINA, PixInsight, GIMP
Guide Scope: Orion 50mm mini + ZWO ASI224MC + PHD2
Software: NINA, PixInsight, GIMP
Total integration time: 15 minutes (5x180sec.), dark, flat, bias
