Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Sagittarius (Sgr)  ·  Contains:  Lagoon Nebula  ·  M 20  ·  M 8  ·  NGC 6514  ·  NGC 6523  ·  NGC 6526  ·  NGC 6530  ·  NGC 6544  ·  NGC 6546  ·  The star 5 Sgr  ·  The star 7 Sgr  ·  The star 9 Sgr  ·  Trifid Nebula
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M8 region 2018-07-19-20 - Remote Observatory South Africa - 90 minutes total integration, Simon_W
M8 region 2018-07-19-20 - Remote Observatory South Africa - 90 minutes total integration
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M8 region 2018-07-19-20 - Remote Observatory South Africa - 90 minutes total integration

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M8 region 2018-07-19-20 - Remote Observatory South Africa - 90 minutes total integration, Simon_W
M8 region 2018-07-19-20 - Remote Observatory South Africa - 90 minutes total integration
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M8 region 2018-07-19-20 - Remote Observatory South Africa - 90 minutes total integration

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System test image of M8 using Canon 400mm f/5.6 L lens stopped to 49 mm.  This has now been replaced by a Takahashi OTA.
The dark sky site is superb with limiting naked eye magnitude 7.4. The remote observatory is nearing completion, and I look forward to having online access to this amazing facility.

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M8 region 2018-07-19-20 - Remote Observatory South Africa - 90 minutes total integration, Simon_W