Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Sagittarius (Sgr)  ·  Contains:  Hourglass nebula  ·  IC 4685  ·  Lagoon nebula  ·  M 20  ·  M 8  ·  NGC 6514  ·  NGC 6523  ·  NGC 6526  ·  NGC 6530  ·  NGC 6544  ·  NGC 6559  ·  The star 4Sgr  ·  The star 7Sgr  ·  The star 9Sgr  ·  Trifid nebula
M8 and M20 the Lagoon and Trifid Nebula in Sagittarius, RonAdams
M8 and M20 the Lagoon and Trifid Nebula in Sagittarius
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M8 and M20 the Lagoon and Trifid Nebula in Sagittarius

M8 and M20 the Lagoon and Trifid Nebula in Sagittarius, RonAdams
M8 and M20 the Lagoon and Trifid Nebula in Sagittarius
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M8 and M20 the Lagoon and Trifid Nebula in Sagittarius

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My sky for a change was clear, dark, and transparent. I had no idea what I was going to image

but after looking around the sky I noticed that Sagittarius was moving to the West and lower

in the sky. It will not be long and it will be gone for the season. I decided to start with M28

and if I had time I would also try and image M8 and M20. I intended on taking at least 50

light frames and hoped I would get more. However after taking 18 light frames my mount

had tracked to where one of my Purple Martin bird houses had moved into the field of view.

So I wound up with only 18 light frames to work with. With all of that said please enjoy

my most recent image of M8 and M20.

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M8 and M20 the Lagoon and Trifid Nebula in Sagittarius, RonAdams