Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Sagittarius (Sgr)  ·  Contains:  11 Sgr  ·  IC 1274  ·  IC 4684  ·  IC 4685  ·  Lagoon Nebula  ·  M 8  ·  NGC 6523  ·  NGC 6526  ·  NGC 6530  ·  NGC 6544  ·  NGC 6546  ·  NGC 6559  ·  The star 1 Sgr  ·  The star 7 Sgr  ·  The star 9 Sgr
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M8 - The Lagoon Nebula, Hahndorf Astro
M8 - The Lagoon Nebula
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M8 - The Lagoon Nebula

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M8 - The Lagoon Nebula, Hahndorf Astro
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M8 - The Lagoon Nebula

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=_1mf _1mjM8 - The Lagoon Nebula=_1mf _1mjAt a distance 4000 - 6000 light years from Earth, the Lagoon Nebula is a giant interstellar cloud in the constellation of Sagittarius. =_1mf _1mj =_1mf _1mjIn this image I employed the Hubble (SHO) palette to accentuate the blue of the lagoon and BlurXTerminator in Pixinsight to bring out details along its sandy shoreline!=_1mf _1mj =_1mf _1mjScope: Askar FRA400 Quintuplet Apochromat f5.6 @ 400mm=_1mf _1mjImaging Camera: ZWO ASI2600MM-Pro=_1mf _1mjMount: Rowan Belt Modded SkyWatcher HEQ5 Pro=_1mf _1mjGuiding: ZWO OAG-L, ZWO ASI120MM Mini Camera=_1mf _1mjFilters: Chroma SHO 3nm 36mm filters=_1mf _1mjControl: ZWO ASIAir Plus=_1mf _1mjTotal Integration Time: 5hrs

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M8 - The Lagoon Nebula, Hahndorf Astro