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Lagoon Nebula, NuTek

Lagoon Nebula

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Messier 8 (M8), also known as the Lagoon Nebula. It is 5,200 lightyears from Earth. Massive stars at its center give off ultraviolet light ionizing the surrounding gases. 

I was surprised the Lagoon nebula picture turned out as bright as it did as I was only able to capture 30 minutes on it.  My main target was the Cygnus Wall, but it was blocked by trees till 10:30pm so I found a few alternative nebulae to pass the time. I'm glad I did as I find them pretty. Always fun to find something new to photograph.

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Lagoon Nebula, NuTek