Messier 8 (The Lagoon Nebula)

Messier 8 (M8), also known as the Lagoon Nebula, is a large, bright emission nebula located in the constellation Sagittarius. The star-forming nebula has an apparent magnitude of 6.0 and lies at a distance of 4,100 light years from Earth. It has the designation NGC 6523 in the New General Catalogue. For a higher resolution image: https://astrob.in/ayjxx9/0/

Sessions

Total Integration Time:

Aug. 4, 2022 - 38 * 240.0 seconds
Telescope: RedCat 51 Camera: ZWO ASI2600MC Pro Mount: Celestron AVX Filter: Optolong L-Pro Acquisition: ASIAIR Plus Processing: PixInsight

Catalogues

Messier Sharpless 2

Targets

M8 SH 2-25

Gear

Telescope: William Optics Redcat 51 G2
Camera: ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
Mount: ZWO AM5