Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Sagittarius (Sgr)  ·  Contains:  Lagoon Nebula  ·  M 8  ·  NGC 6523  ·  NGC 6526  ·  NGC 6530  ·  The star 7 Sgr  ·  The star 9 Sgr
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M8 the Lagoon in LRGB, Xinran Li
M8 the Lagoon in LRGB
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M8 the Lagoon in LRGB, Xinran Li
M8 the Lagoon in LRGB
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M8 is one of the most prominent emission nebulae in the sky, at an apparent magnitude of 6, the nebula is visible using a binocular, and the central cluster NGC 6530 is easily visible to the naked eye in dark areas. This RGB image consists of a 2 panel mosaic acquired by @blackrig with the well tuned 10" reflectory, revealing excellent details of the beautiful nebula. Total integrated exposure was about 5.5 hours for each panel.

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M8 the Lagoon in LRGB, Xinran Li