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_Lagoon_Nebula, JKraus176
M8_Lagoon_Nebula
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M8_Lagoon_Nebula

M8_Lagoon_Nebula, JKraus176
M8_Lagoon_Nebula
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M8_Lagoon_Nebula

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Lagoon Nebula (M8) imaged from Brasstown Bald, the highest point in the state of Georgia. I just recently bought a rig for astrophotography and it has rained ever since. My wife and I went to Brasstown Bald this weekend, and the clouds parted briefly. I was only able to capture 30x30" subs before they rolled back in. When it got cloudy again, I captured 30 flats, 30 darks, and 30 bias frames. The lights were unguided since I have not tried guiding yet and my time was limited. I'm planning on buying PixInsight soon but this was stacked with Deep Sky Stacker and processed with Gimp. I would have liked to have collected much more data and my centering is off, but I'm pretty happy with it for a first attempt. Any additional input would be greatly appreciated.

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M8_Lagoon_Nebula, JKraus176