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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Lagoon Nebula Mosaic, M8, NCG 6523, George Hatfield
Lagoon Nebula Mosaic, M8, NCG 6523
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Lagoon Nebula Mosaic, M8, NCG 6523

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Lagoon Nebula Mosaic, M8, NCG 6523, George Hatfield
Lagoon Nebula Mosaic, M8, NCG 6523
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Lagoon Nebula Mosaic, M8, NCG 6523

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The data for this two panel LRGB mosaic are from the Moana Project (https://erellaz.com/moana/) and consist of 2.9 hours total of L, R, G, and B images.  The scope is a custom reflector (10", fl 1325mm) equipped with an ASI1600MM camera (0.59 arcsec/pixel).  The images were processed in Pixinsight, and the mosaic workflow followed the procedure outlined in this video by Windy City Astrophotography (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1L3afpv0xU&t=8s).  The image was color calibrated with SPCC, and SCNR was not used.  The stars were not reduced.  Check out the center of the nebula at 100%!

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Lagoon Nebula Mosaic, M8, NCG 6523, George Hatfield