Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Sagittarius (Sgr)  ·  Contains:  Hourglass nebula  ·  IC 1274  ·  IC 1275  ·  IC 4685  ·  Lagoon nebula  ·  M 20  ·  M 21  ·  M 8  ·  NGC 6514  ·  NGC 6523  ·  NGC 6526  ·  NGC 6530  ·  NGC 6531  ·  NGC 6544  ·  NGC 6546  ·  NGC 6559  ·  The star 4Sgr  ·  The star 7Sgr  ·  The star 9Sgr  ·  Trifid nebula
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Lagoon and Trifid HII complex, Andrew Lockwood
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Lagoon and Trifid HII complex

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Lagoon and Trifid HII complex, Andrew Lockwood
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Lagoon and Trifid HII complex

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The three Messier album objects M8, M20 and M21 lie in this wide field view of the brightest nebulosity in the Sagittarius star cloud. About 5000 light years away, the nebulosity can be seen extending through the bright star fields of the galactic centre.

This is the first test of the Nikon D810A under reasonably dark skies.

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Lagoon and Trifid HII complex, Andrew Lockwood